Daily Briefing July 12: Day 280 - IDF probe details chain of Oct. 7 disasters at Be'eri

Military reporter Emanuel Fabian on the failures that saw only 26 responders fighting off hundreds of terrorists, leading to 132 Israelis killed and 32 taken hostage

Welcome to The Times of Israel’s Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what’s happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world.

Military reporter Emanuel Fabian joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan on today’s episode.

The long-awaited Israel Defense Forces probe into the events of October 7 on Kibbutz Be’eri was published last night, citing the army’s colossal errors in judgment and the residents’ bravery.

While hundreds of Hamas fighters infiltrated Kibbutz Be’eri on October 7, 101 civilians and 31 security personnel were killed from a community of around 1,000 residents. A further 30 residents and two more civilians were taken hostage by the Hamas terrorists, 11 of whom still remain in Gaza. At least 125 homes in the community were damaged and destroyed amid the fighting that finally ended only on October 9.

The probe found that for seven hours, only 26 armed Israelis were present in Be’eri, facing down around 340 terrorists.

The Be’eri probe is aimed at drawing specific operational conclusions for the military. Fabian describes specific battles and the timeline of events, how detailed the investigation is — and whether the IDF is implementing lessons learned.

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