MILITARY INVESTIGATION
Earlier this month, a report by a committee of experts appointed by the military chief Zamir was published, marking the conclusion of the army’s internal investigations into the Oct 7 attacks.
The report concluded that there had been a “long-standing systemic and organisational failure” within the military apparatus.
The investigation also noted the military’s “intelligence failure” over its “inability to raise the alarm” over the attacks – even though the army had “exceptional, high-quality information.”
It also deplored “deficient decision-making processes and force deployment during the night of Oct 7, 2023” and pointed to failures across the military’s chain of command.
Israel’s Minister of Defence Israel Katz said Monday that he had tasked the defence establishment’s comptroller Yair Wolansky with examining the report to determine if further investigations were needed.
Following the announcement, Israeli media was rife with speculation that the comments marked the latest point of friction between Zamir and Katz, who have aired disagreements in the past over how to prosecute the war against Hamas.
Inside Gaza on Monday, Israel’s military said its troops shot three militants who had crossed the so-called Yellow Line, an area its troops retreated to in accordance with a ceasefire agreement reached last month.
The military said two of the individuals killed had approached troops near the southern city of Khan Yunis, where the territory’s civil defence agency said two Palestinians had been killed by a drone strike.
Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis also confirmed receiving two bodies and three injured Palestinians, including one in critical condition.
Mahmud Bassal, the spokesman for the civil defence, said that one other person was killed by tank fire in Gaza City.
Shifa hospital director Mohammad Abu Salmiya confirmed receiving the body, as well as several people injured during the incident.
Hamas regularly accuses Israel of shifting the Yellow Line further into the territory it controls, calling it a violation of the ceasefire agreement.
The militant group said Monday that a “high-level leadership delegation” was in Cairo for the past two days, meeting with mediators to agree on terms for the second phase of a US-brokered truce that began on October 10.
Source: CNA
