Overview

• Herzi Halevi, Chief of Staff of the Israeli Army, announced his resignation, acknowledging his failure to prevent the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack that killed over 1,200 Israelis.
• In his resignation letter, Halevi expressed that the responsibility for the military's shortcomings will weigh on him for the rest of his life.
• The resignation comes during a fragile ceasefire in Gaza and as efforts to secure the release of remaining hostages have stalled, raising doubts about further progress in negotiations.
• Halevi's departure adds to a series of high-level resignations within the Israeli military, including the head of the Southern Command and the former chief of military intelligence.
• Opposition leader Yair Lapid has called for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government to resign, accusing them of broader failures in addressing the October 7 attack.