In the first significant investigation of the 2023 attack by Hamas that left the country scarred, Israel's military acknowledged numerous shortcomings.
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It believed that the Palestinian militant group was neither capable nor interested in carrying out an attack similar to the one that was launched from Gaza on October 7, the worst day in Israeli history. The Israel Defence Forces said in its report released yesterday that the primary security focus had been Tehran and Hezbollah, another Iran-backed organization headquartered in Lebanon. Senior commanders, including Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi, have resigned, and the military has already issued an apology. IDF officials refuted allegations that military resources had been moved from Gaza to the West Bank for political purposes, even though the investigation did not examine the involvement of politicians. Many Israelis believe that.
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However, it remains to be seen if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the nation's civilian leadership will now launch a more comprehensive investigation into their own conduct. Such questions should only be addressed after the fight against Hamas, which the US and other countries have classified a terrorist group, is over, according to Netanyahu, who has denied any personal culpability for what happened that day. When that will occur is far from certain. This weekend marks the end of a ceasefire between the two parties. Although only around one-third of the 60 hostages believed to be alive are still in Gaza, Israel wants the deadline to be extended in order to free them. However, the IDF is assembling extra forces around the Palestinian border since Hamas is refusing to disarm for the time being, Netanyahu and his minister will focus on that rather than an official investigation because such a result would unavoidably result in more civilian deaths in Gaza, where the Hamas-run health ministry reports that over 48,000 people have died since the conflict started.
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