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Outgoing IDF chief Halevi calls for state commision of inquiry into Oct. 7
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Outgoing IDF chief Herzi Halevi speaks at the ceremony appointing Eyal Zamir as next IDF chief of staff at the IDF headquarters in Tel Aviv. March 5, 2025. (Screenshot: GPO)
Outgoing IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi calls for establishing a national commission of inquiry into the October 7 onslaught.
“The establishment of a state commission of inquiry is necessary and vital. Not to find someone to blame, but first and foremost to reach the source of the problems and allow for repair,” Halevi says at a handover ceremony.
“On October 7, the IDF failed. It was a deep failure. But such a failure on this scale cannot only be investigated in the IDF and the Shin Bet,” he says.
He makes his comments in front of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has strongly resisted such a probe.
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