Israel's head of military intelligence to resign over failures leading to Oct. 7 attacks
The head of Israeli military intelligence, who last year accepted responsibility for the failures that allowed the Hamas-led attack on Israel on Oct. 7, has resigned, the military said in a statement on Monday.
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![FILE - Police officers evacuate a woman and a child from a site hit by a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip, in Ashkelon, southern Israel, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023. Maj. Gen. Aharon Haliva, the head of Israel's military intelligence directorate resigned on Monday April 22, 2024 over the failures surrounding Hamas' unprecedented Oct. 7 attack, the military said, becoming the first senior figure to step down over his role in the deadliest assault in Israel's history. A woman carries a small child in her arms, with police officers in helmets on either side on a sidewalk. Behind them a large ball of fire and smoke is shown in the background.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7180723.1713778299!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/israel-palestinians.jpg)
The head of Israeli military intelligence, who last year accepted responsibility for the failures that allowed the Hamas-led attack on Israel on Oct. 7, has resigned, the military said in a statement on Monday.