The prime minister is resisting an inquiry into what brought about the devasting attack by Palestinian militants
Israel i security services point finger at Netanyahu as they own up to errors over Hamas ’s October 7th incursion The prime minister is resisting an inquiry into what brought about the devasting attack by Palestinian militants Anti-government demonstrators in Tel Aviv demand the release of remaining hostages held captive in Gaza since the October 7 attacks.
Photograph: Jack Guez/GettyIt was the worst moment in Israel’s history and the trauma may never be fully erased. Fifty-nine hostages remain in Gaza and with efforts to bring about their release deadlocked, a resumption of the Israel-Hamas war remains a distinct possibility. On Tuesday, the Israel Security Agency Shin Bet released a detailed report outlining its role in the security failure. It was a damning self-indictment. The renowned intelligence body admitted it had failed to correctly interpret numerous indications that Hamas was planning the attack and had failed to warn the military and political leadership. But the ISA also pointed the finger of blame at Israel’s leadership.Taoiseach and UK prime minister to discuss potential Ukraine peace deal at Liverpool summitover more than a decade as contributing factors to the failure: “A policy of quiet that allowed Hamas’s massive build-up; the flow of Qatari funds and their delivery to Hamas’s military wing; the ongoing erosion of Israeli deterrence; the effort to cope with a terrorist organisation on the basis of intelligence and defence, while refraining from offensive initiative; the cumulative weight of violations on the Temple Mount, the treatment of prisoners and the perception that Israeli society had been weakened because of the damage to social cohesion.” The response from Netanyahu’s close circle was immediate: ISA director Ronen Bar needed to resign immediately. A statement, broadly reported by Israeli media outlets, accused him of having “failed completely in everything that pertains to how the Shin Bet coped with the Hamas organisation in general and specifically to the event of October 7″. The unnamed authors of the statement also asserted that the ISA failures had kept Netanyahu in the dark. Netanyahu supporters want Shin Bet director Ronen Bar, centre, to resign. Photograph: Abir Sultan/EPA It accused Bar of failing to “read the intelligence picture correctly” and of being a “slave to the preconception . In routine intelligence assessments, including a few days before the massacre, the chief thesis in the ISA was that Hamas wanted to maintain the quiet and that there would not be a war”. Specifically, Bar was criticised for deciding not to contact Netanyahu in the early hours of October 7th, 2023, when worrying signs were being picked up from Gaza, including Hamas fighters inserting Israeli Sim cards into their phones. Bar is resisting the pressure to resign, arguing he needs to stay in his role until all the hostages return home.— Lt Gen Herzi Halevi, former head of Israel's defence forces Tuesday’s report followed a number of reports from the Israel Defense Forces in recent weeks in which military chiefs also admitted their responsibility for the October 7th security failure. On Wednesday the army’s top general, Lt Gen Herzi Halevi, stepped down. “This happened on my watch. What happened is my responsibility. And I bear this and will always bear it. In the name of responsibility, I am ending my term. A lot is said about responsibility, but the significance is in the eye of the beholder,” he said, looking at the table where Netanyahu was sitting. The ISA report essentially argued that without a comprehensive external investigation it will be impossible to investigate fully the reasons that brought about the Hamas attack. But Netanyahu continues to resist the establishment of a state commission of inquiry in the hope that the responsibility will stick with the IDF and the ISA. Israeli security services point finger at Netanyahu as they own up to errors over Hamas’s October 7th incursion Arab League had no choice but to find alternative to Trump’s proposal to resettle 2.3m Gazans in Egypt and JordanFamous Dublin city centre pub hits the market at €4.25m Trump says ‘golden age of America has only just begun’ in speech riddled with exaggerations and inaccuraciesTaoiseach and UK prime minister to discuss potential Ukraine peace deal at Liverpool summit Israeli security services point finger at Netanyahu as they own up to errors over Hamas’s October 7th incursion
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