TEHRAN- The basic reason behind Israels inability to prevent the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023, has remained the significant elephant in the room.On Friday, an Israeli opposition politician resumed old wounds by asking the Israeli military Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi to step down.Gadi Eisenkot, a member of Israels Knesset with the opposition National Unity party, demanded that Halevi, resign along with those who had a function on October 7, from department commanders and their counterparts to the prime minister.Speaking to Israeli media, Eisenkot, who functioned as the 21st Chief of Staff of the programs army from 2015 to 2019, stated Halevi will not be forgiven for the huge failure in preventing the Hamas attack dubbed the Al-Aqsa Storm.Eisenkot was also the war cabinet observer of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyuahus emergency situation unity collation.
He stepped down together with cabinet minister Benny Gantz in June.Gadi Eisenkot has actually urged military chief Herzi Halevi to resign over his failure to prevent the Al-Aqsa StormMore than 1,100 individuals were eliminated and about 250 others were taken captive when Hamas carried out the surprise military operation in southern Israel.
Dozens of the hostages still remain in Gaza.The Al-Aqsa Storm was followed by Israels war of genocide on Gaza.
The Israeli army has killed more than 46,000 Palestinians in Gaza since introducing the onslaught.
However it has actually stopped working to get rid of Hamas and return the remaining captives.Meanwhile, the Israel armys Deputy Chief of Staff Major General Amir Baram informed Halevi in a letter on Friday that he would resign.Under the present state of affairs, my capability to contribute as deputy chief of personnel is restricted, and I have no intent of serving in this position for three or 4 full years Of course in the future, I am willing to fill any function required in the defense establishment, Baram said.Relations in between Halevi and Baram have actually been rather strained in the middle of the Gaza war, regardless of denials from their workplaces, thats according to the Times of Israel.The Israeli armys Deputy Chief of Staff Major General Amir Baram locks horns with Herzi Halevi over the regimes military failuresBarams letter has actually been interpreted as a veiled criticism of Halevi who has currently suggested he would resign from the military over his role on stopping working to avoid the Al-Aqsa Storm.Baram has actually been viewed as a potential follower to Halevi for numerous years.
His letter now suggests his intent to pursue the position of chief of personnel following Halevis resignation.The Israeli army has actually been shaken by a wave of prominent military and security resignations given that Hamas performed the Al-Aqsa Storm.The Hamas operation exposed Israels extreme vulnerability.Le Monde wrote in October 2023 that the Israeli armys defenses collapsed like a home of cards after Hamas launched the operation.Since its establishment in 1948, Israelhad presented itsarmyasinvincible.But the Hamas attack shattered the image of Israels invincibility.The Al-Aqsa Storm has actually significantly exposed Israel as apaper tiger.
The wave of resignations and gets in touch with senior Israeli military authorities to step down are just a smokescreen to divert attention away from the routines degradation.Israel will ultimately meet its Waterloo in the face of rising resistance; it is simply a concern of time before this happens.