Overview
- Haaretz reported that Brig. Gen. Amit Sa'ar died overnight into Thursday at age 47.
- He led the IDF Intelligence Directorate's Research Department during the October 7 attack and later acknowledged failing to prioritize Hamas as the main threat.
- Haaretz reports he sent four warning letters to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in 2023 about deteriorating threats.
- He announced his retirement in April after being diagnosed with a malignant tumor that required immediate treatment.
- Former chiefs Gadi Eisenkot and Aviv Kochavi praised his service, with Kochavi at the funeral urging an independent state commission of inquiry into the failures.