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After backlash, IDF chief clarifies he will only probe army’s conduct in the war, to improve for the future
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleAfter reports that IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi is forming a committee to probe the army’s failures in the lead-up to Hamas’s October 7 attacks were met with a backlash from government ministers on Thursday night, Halevi clarifies that the investigation will deal with the IDF’s state of preparedness only.
According to Hebrew news outlet Ynet, Halevi told security officials that he will hold “a professional investigation by external observation to examine the conduct of the army in the war, to improve its performance for the future,” and will not investigate any aspect of Israel’s response on a national-political level.
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