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IDF chief forms team of ex-military officials to probe failures that led to Oct. 7 massacre
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi has formed a team of former military officials to investigate the army’s failures that led to Hamas’s October 7 massacre.
The decision comes 90 days after Hamas launched its terror onslaught on southern Israel.
The formation of the team was first reported by the Ynet news site, and confirmed to The Times of Israel by the IDF.
According to the report, former IDF chief of staff Shaul Mofaz, former Military Intelligence Directorate chief Aharon Ze’evi-Farkash, former Southern Command chief Sami Turgeman and former Operations Directorate chief Yoav Har-Even will be among those on the investigatory team.
The IDF clarifies that it has not yet begun to investigate the failures that led to Hamas’s October 7 onslaught, but confirms that “the investigation process is being formulated.”
In a short statement, the IDF says the General Staff is selecting heads for various teams to investigate the incidents surrounding the terror onslaught.
“When things are finalized, they will be announced to the public,” the IDF says.
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