Israeli military intelligence chief resignation will put peers on the spot

Military intelligence chief Aharon Haliva has become the first senior Israeli official to resign over failures to prevent the October 7 attack by the Qassam Brigades and other Palestinian armed groups in southern Israel, a move expected to increase pressure on other top leaders to follow suit. “The intelligence directorate under my command did not live up to the task we were entrusted with,” Haliva wrote in a letter addressed to the Israeli army chief and published on Monday. “I carry that black day with me ever since, day after day, night after night.” The 57-year-old, a 38-year veteran of the Israeli military, said he would leave his post once a replacement is found. He also called for the establishment of an investigative committee to determine in an “in-depth, comprehensive and precise manner” all circumstances that led to the October 7 attack. Al Jazeera’s Stefanie Dekker reports from occupied East Jerusalem. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Israel #October7Attacks #IsraelMilitaryIntelligenceChief #AharonHaliva #Netanyahu #IsraeliArmy #Gaza #IsraelHamasWar #IsraelGazaWar #GazaWar #Oct7Attacks #Hamas