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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 530

IDF probes into October 7

Soldiers walking next to the destruction by Hamas terrorists in Kibbutz Nir Oz on October 7, 2023, in southern Israel, November 21, 2023. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
IDF's probes into Oct. 7
‘Massive failure’: First troops reached Kibbutz Nir Oz 40 minutes after last terrorists left
By Emanuel Fabian
IDF probe finds over 500 Palestinians invaded border kibbutz where 386 residents were present during Oct. 7 Hamas onslaught, as understaffed security team tried to fight with no backup
Soldiers walking next to the destruction by Hamas terrorists in Kibbutz Nir Oz on October 7, 2023, in southern Israel, November 21, 2023. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
March 14, 2025, 10:59 am
‘Massive failure’: First troops reached Kibbutz Nir Oz 40 minutes after last terrorists left
IDF probe finds over 500 Palestinians invaded border kibbutz where 386 residents were present during Oct. 7 Hamas onslaught, as understaffed security team tried to fight with no backup
By Emanuel Fabian
Incoming IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir (right) and outgoing chief Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi (left) at a handover ceremony at the military's Kirya headquarters in Tel Aviv, March 5, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)
March 13, 2025, 2:20 pm
Unlike predecessor, IDF chief Zamir said on board with comptroller’s Oct. 7 probe
In shift from Halevi, who clashed with ombudsman, Zamir reportedly may not believe a state commission of inquiry is needed into October 7, thinks Englman’s probe may be enough
By ToI Staff
New IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir meets with the IDF General Staff Forum, March 5, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)
March 5, 2025, 11:39 pm
In 1st moves as IDF chief, Zamir orders recheck of Oct. 7 probes, dissolves Iran unit
New chief of staff appoints new chiefs of Southern Command, Operations Directorate; announces formation of new tank brigade; will place photos of hostages in office until all home
By Emanuel Fabian
Bereaved families, hostages' families and survivors of the October 7 massacre react as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a 40-signatures debate in the Knesset, March 3, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
March 5, 2025, 4:44 pm
Why Netanyahu must accept Yarden Bibas’s noble invitation, and also back state probe of Oct. 7
‘If we do not look the disaster in the eye, we will not be able to recover,’ the bereaved father and husband wrote, urging the PM to join him when he returns to his kibbutz home
By David Horovitz
An Israeli soldier walks pas charred cars in Moshav Netiv HaAsara in southern Israel near the border with the Gaza Strip on November 17, 2023, in the aftermath of Hamas's October 7 terror onslaught (RONALDO SCHEMIDT / AFP)
March 4, 2025, 7:25 pm
37 armed Israelis failed to stop 3 terrorists from murdering 17 in Netiv Ha’asara
Most of the 25-strong local security team remained in their homes; soldiers, who quickly reached moshav, did not follow IDF’s combat protocols
By Emanuel Fabian
IDF troops walk through Kibbutz Nahal Oz, near the Gaza border, following Hamas's terror onslaught, October 20, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
March 4, 2025, 6:01 pm
Civilians, police stopped 1st wave of terrorists at Nahal Oz; IDF arrived 7 hours later
Investigation finds guns of most members of security team were locked in armory, inaccessible due to power outage; 3 cases of ‘friendly fire’ as troops entered kibbutz to clear it of terrorists
By Emanuel Fabian
Members of Zaka walk through the destruction caused by Hamas terrorists in Kibbutz Kfar Aza, as they collect the dead bodies, near the Israeli-Gaza border, in southern Israel, October 15, 2023. (Edi Israel/Flash90)
March 4, 2025, 3:41 pm
Daily Briefing Mar. 4: Day 515 – Devastating IDF Oct. 7 probes depict years of misconceptions
Military reporter Emanuel Fabian delves deep into the IDF’s findings of real-time failures and a culture of intelligence ‘superiority’ that saw the Hamas attacks as ‘impossible’
By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Emanuel Fabian
Israeli soldiers remove bodies of Israeli civilians killed by Hamas terrorists in Kibbutz Kfar Aza, near the Israeli-Gaza border, in southern Israel, October 10, 2023. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
March 3, 2025, 6:03 pm
Terrorists took Kfar Aza in an hour. Recapturing it took the IDF days, probe finds
First soldiers only arrived at kibbutz 2 hours into October 7 onslaught, failed to reach ‘young generation’ neighborhood before all kidnappings were carried out
By Emanuel Fabian
The torched command center of the Nahal Oz IDF base, overrun by Hamas terrorists on October 7, 2023, during a visit by relatives of slain lookout soldiers on December 19, 2023. (Courtesy/Eyal Eshel)
March 3, 2025, 6:03 pm
‘Systemic failure’: How Nahal Oz base, 850 meters from Gaza yet utterly vulnerable, fell to Hamas
90 armed troops among 162 soldiers on base that morning failed to repel first wave of 65 terrorists; Bedouin tracker stayed behind to defend surveillance soldiers
By Emanuel Fabian
Gazans celebrate by a destroyed Israeli tank at the broken Israel-Gaza border fence, east of Khan Younis, October 7, 2023. (AP/Yousef Masoud)
February 27, 2025, 7:00 pm
Entire Gaza Division was overrun for hours, and IDF didn’t know it; 767 troops faced 5,000 terrorists
Top command was unaware regional division was not functioning for nearly 10 hours during onslaught; army failed to build a picture of the situation, backup didn’t reach the right areas
By Emanuel Fabian
Soldiers walking next to the destruction by Hamas terrorists in Kibbutz Nir Oz on October 7, 2023, in southern Israel, November 21, 2023. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
February 27, 2025, 7:00 pm
IDF identified but ignored 5 warning signs of Hamas attack on eve of Oct. 7, its probe shows
Before 4 a.m., Southern Command chief spoke with senior intelligence officers and Shin Bet officials about unusual activity, but they all determined no attack was imminent
By Emanuel Fabian
Members of Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the Hamas military wing, patrol in Rafah, Gaza Strip, December 14, 2022. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)
February 27, 2025, 7:00 pm
The intel on Hamas attack plan was there, but IDF simply refused to believe it, probe finds
Investigation into failures by Military Intelligence Directorate shows IDF received plans detailing possible attack in 2022, but considered it unlikely, viewed Sinwar as pragmatist
By Emanuel Fabian
Palestinians celebrating, near a destroyed Israeli tank at the Gaza Strip fence east of Khan Younis, October 7, 2023. (AP/Hassan Eslaiah)
February 27, 2025, 7:00 pm
Before Oct. 7, IDF probe shows, Hamas duped Israel into thinking it did not pose a major threat
Military’s perceptions of terror group led it to believe tunnel capabilities had been degraded, Hamas was not interested in major war and border fence would thwart any attack
By Emanuel Fabian
Israeli soldiers carry bodies of Israelis in Kibbutz Kfar Aza on Oct. 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg, File)
February 27, 2025, 7:00 pm
IDF’s Oct. 7 probes show it misread Hamas for years, left southern Israel utterly vulnerable
Investigations detail military’s decade-long ‘misperception’ of Hamas, its refusal to recognize the imminent invasion even in the last few hours, and the chaos that catastrophically slowed the fightback on the day
By Emanuel Fabian
Aerial view of Kibbutz Be'eri after the Hamas massacre, October 14, 2023. (Arik Marmor/Flash90)
July 11, 2024, 7:01 pm
Failure and slaughter: IDF’s Be’eri probe shows army’s colossal errors, residents’ bravery
Investigation into Oct. 7 Hamas invasion of kibbutz, where 101 civilians and 31 security personnel died, finds disastrous response by military amid battle against hundreds of terrorists
By Emanuel Fabian
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