Isreal Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi resigned on Tuesday in a stunning announcement as he blamed himself for failures in Hamas's Oct. 7, 2023, attack.

After the initial massive attacks on Israel, Hamas braced for a retaliatory assault. Israel delayed its ground offensive until October 27, giving the militants a time to regroup and prepare.

IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Herzi Halevi announced his resignation, effective March 6, citing his “responsibility for the failure of the IDF on October 7” in a letter tendered to Defense Minister Israel Katz on Tuesday. Halevi’s resignation came at a time of increased political pressure from the governing coalition for him to leave his position.

Israel’s military chief of staff, Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi, has said he will resign in March over the failure to prevent the October 7 attack.

Israeli security forces backed by helicopters raided the volatile West Bank city of Jenin on Tuesday, killing at least eight Palestinians in what Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called a ‘large-scale and significant military operation’.

The Chief of Staff for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Herzi Halevi, has announced his resignation, effective from March 6, according to an official statement. Halevi has informed Defense Minister Israel Katz of his decision to step down.

This decision was made long ago. Now, with the IDF holding the upper hand in all theaters of combat and with another hostage return agreement underway, the time has come' The post IDF chief Halevi’s resignation letter: Oct.

Major General Herzi Halevi, the chief of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), announced on Tuesday (Jan 21) that he would resign from the top post on March 6. Major General Halevi said he was leaving the IDF after recognising his responsibility for the failure of the IDF over Hamas' unprecedented attack on Israel on October 7,

Israeli Chief of the General Staff Herzi Halevi has resigned, citing failures by the Israeli military regarding the Hamas-led October 7 attacks, a military spokesman said on Tuesday. Halevi's resignation will take effect on March 6,