A high-level internal probe of the Israeli armys failures on October 7, 2023, has actually reaffirmed that the air force was bought to perform the Hannibal Directive a few hours after the Palestinian resistance in Gaza launched Operation Al-Aqsa Flood.The Hannibal Directive is a long-standing Israeli military procedure targeted at avoiding the capture of Israeli hostages, even at the risk of their lives, The Cradle reported.According to the report, the air force started firing on anything that moved near the Gaza border.
At the very same time, Israeli pilots were entrusted with carrying out the formerly concealed Sword of Damocles operation, which focused on striking Hamas targets inside Gaza.By completion of the day, the flying force performed 945 attacks on the Gaza envelope, with helicopters shooting 11,000 shells on both Hamas fighters and Israeli inhabitants and soldiers.According to Israeli media, air force leaders have questioned whether the Sword of Damocles operation misused resources that could have assisted install a much better defense of the Gaza verge on October 7.
Other findings from the probe indicated that rejection by commanders that they had been beaten in addition to utter chaos at IDF headquarters added to the slow reaction from Tel Aviv to the bold Palestinian attack.Multiple IDF sources have actually said that even to this day, Gaza Division chief Brig.-Gen.
Avi Rosenfeld might not admit that his forces were completely defeated by Hamas, and definitely, he would not confess that it took place before 7 a.m.
on October 7, the Jerusalem Post reported.Top army leaders supposedly counted on Rosenfeld for situational reports on the Gaza envelope for numerous hours after his forces had already been defeated.None of his superiors might picture a scenario where Rosenfeld was entirely defeated so rapidly, and Rosenfeld himself did not even acknowledge how bad his circumstance was till he called [flying force leader] Omer Tishler at 9:47 a.m., the report added, revealing that the flying force did not choose to blanket the Israel-Gaza border with aerial fire up until around 10:05 a.m.
and performing thisHannibal Directive did not begin until around 10:30 a.m.By the time army leaders got 85 percent awareness level about incidents in southern Israel, the majority of Palestinian fighters had already gone back to Gaza with captives in tow.Many of the 251 Israeli soldiers and civilians effectively captured were later killed by Israeli airstrikes and friendly fire from soldiers.I have seen individuals speak in inquiries with shivering voices, saying, We failed.
It is hard for a leader to state, I failedand in a minute, I will say it about myself as well.
They discuss, take duty, acknowledge the difficulty, and I am informing you there is value in thisfirst and foremost for the sake of knowing, Herzi Halevi, the Chief of the General Staff of the Israeli army, said on Thursday.Other findings from the report claim Tel Avi dramatically ignored the capabilities of Hamas and thought the Palestinian movement was not thinking about a substantial fight with Israel despite having intelligence to the contrary.The armys report comes simply weeks after former Israeli defense minister and wanted war criminal Yoav Gallant acknowledged ordering the army to utilize the Hannibal Directive to kill Israeli civilians and soldiers throughout Operation Al-Aqsa Flood.Multiple investigations by The Cradle and other news outlets considering that October 2023 have actually disclosed that a large part of the 1,200 Israelis who passed away on October 7, 2023, were killed by their army.