The military said on April 22 that the head of Israel’s military intelligence has resigned, accepting responsibility for the mistakes that led to the October Hamas militant strike that resulted in months of fighting.
Major General Aharon Haliva said he is still living with that “black day”.
For Palestinians in Gaza, Monday was a day of fresh horror. The territory’s Civil Defence agency said health workers had uncovered around 200 bodies over the past three days of people killed and buried by Israeli forces at a hospital in Khan Yunis city.
Asked for comment, the Israeli military said: “We will come back to you on the matter.”
Haliva is the first top Israeli official to step down for failing to prevent the Hamas attack which brought intense scrutiny to Israel’s government and military.
“The intelligence division under my command did not live up to the task we were entrusted with,” Haliva said in his resignation letter. “I carry that black day with me ever since.
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