Overview
- Maj. Gen. (res.) Roni Numa will lead a designated team of senior reserve officers to review how the military handled the 'Jericho’s Walls' intelligence.
- The panel’s mandate focuses on why precise Hamas warnings dating back to 2018 were repeatedly dismissed and left out of initial October 7 investigations.
- Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir presented his summary of the Turgeman review to the General Staff and directed an oversight team led by Deputy Chief Maj. Gen. Tamir Yadai.
- A General Staff study session will be held in the coming weeks to translate findings into actions across IDF units.
- Zamir outlined priorities that emphasize surprise-war readiness, strengthen intelligence professionalism, and place ground maneuver at the center of IDF capabilities.