The Chief of Staff of the Occupation Army, Eyal Zamir, announced on Monday the completion of all military investigations related to the failures that accompanied the October 7, 2023, attack carried out by Hamas.
Zamir confirmed during a formal session held with senior army leaders that the military institution has closed the investigation chapter and moved directly to the phase of implementing the learned lessons on the ground.
Zamir explained in statements carried by the occupation media that the main goal of the leadership meeting is to establish the army’s future plan based on the results of these investigations.
He emphasized that the lessons of that day will be the main foundation for making significant changes in the army’s structure and combat doctrine during the coming years.
Hebrew media also reported Zamir saying: "It is our duty to continue integrating these lessons into the army's new strategic concept, to accompany us in every future step."
These developments come after a series of stringent measures taken by Zamir in November, where disciplinary sanctions were implemented against several senior leaders. These decisions were based on the review outcomes of the "Turgeman Committee," which was tasked with identifying the field and intelligence gaps that preceded and accompanied the October 7 attack.
The measures announced by the Chief of Staff included:
Dismissal and exclusion: Several officers who were proven to be negligent in their leadership duties were dismissed.
Formal reprimand: Reprimand penalties were directed at leaders across different military branches based on the conclusions of the investigation committees.
Urgent summoning: Zamir summoned officers who served during the attack to inform them of the final conclusions reached by the military institution.
Heavy toll and historic failure
It is noted that the Hamas attack had catastrophic results for the occupation army, where 1221 people on the occupied side were killed, the majority of whom were civilians, according to official data reported by the news agency "France Press".
These investigations, which concluded today, represent the army's most significant attempt to avoid repeating what was described as "the biggest security failure in the history of the occupation entity".
