IDF confirms broader investigations into Oct. 7 war launched at senior command conference

The IDF confirms earlier reports that it is preparing to launch a sweeping series of investigations into its ground maneuver during the war, and that it held a senior command conference earlier today that formally set the process in motion.

In a statement, the military says Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir convened the IDF’s senior command and brigade commanders for a conference focused on learning from wartime probes into the failures surrounding Hamas’s October 7, 2023, onslaught and implementing their conclusions.

According to the IDF, the discussions addressed lessons from the investigations, the continuation of probes into the broader war, and the foundations of the military’s upcoming multi-year plan, alongside updated directives on readiness and alert levels as part of a shift in the IDF’s security doctrine.

The conference opened with the presentation of findings of an expert team led by Maj. Gen. (res.) Sami Turgeman and concluded with a commanders’ discussion headed by Zamir.

In remarks released by the military, Zamir says the IDF is in “a race to learn and an arms race,” stressing that the investigations are being conducted “courageously” and that the army must remain prepared for renewed fighting on multiple fronts.

The statement follows reports that the broader General Staff probes will examine the Gaza ground campaign, operations in southern Lebanon and the northern West Bank, the war with Iran and broader strategic and force-allocation decisions, with findings expected to be presented to bereaved families and the public toward the end of 2026, assuming major hostilities do not resume.