The enthronement for him is opened by the upcoming leader of the Israeli Armed Forces (IDF), General Herchi Khalevi, as recognition of the military’s blame in the inability to repel the October 7 attack, as the opposition again called for the resignation of the tripartite government today. “ I salute the chief of staff, General Herchi Khalevi. Now is the time to assume their responsibilities and resign – Prime Minister Netanyahu and his entire destructive government, ” wrote X Yair Lapid, head of the main opposition party. CORVERSE Head of other Israeli opposition parties in Knesset, the Israeli Parliament, also requested the resignations of Benjamin Netanyahu and his government. Among them was Benny Ganz, who had also been chief of the IDF general staff and participated in the war cabinet formed for the war that broke out after Hamas’ attack on October 7. Party leader National Unity Ganz stressed in a post that Khalevi is “first and foremost a warrior” who “warned for the country throughout his adult life”. CORVERSE “The chief of the general army is responsible for the (military failures that led to) destruction of October 7 and is also responsible for the huge recovery of the Israeli Army,” he wrote to H. “He took responsibility from the first moment, took responsibility for it on the battlefield and now takes public responsibility again in a manner worthy of appreciation”. Ganz calls on Netanyahu to set up a commission of inquiry into the October 7, 2023 attack and “leading the state of Israel to elections, to form a government that will regain citizens’ trust”. It is recalled that the chief of the general staff of the Israeli army (IDF), General Herchi Khalevi, announced today that he is ending his duties on March 6th. “Recognizing my responsibilities to the failure of the army on October 7 and the moment when the army comes down to significant victories on all fronts and a new hostage release agreement applies, I ask that my duties be terminated on March 6, 2025, ” says Khalevi. The 57-year-old general, who has been in this post since December 2022, said that “for 40 years, his mission to protect the state of Israel was the mission of his life. But “on the morning of October 7, the army under my leadership failed in its mission to protect Israeli citizens, ” he said. The only resignation of this level within the IDF from October 7 was that of General Aaron Haliva, head of the intelligence service, who resigned in April 2024. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu telephoned Khalevi, thanking him for the services he has offered for years in the country. Netanyahu “welcome the chief of the general staff of the Israeli army for his perennial service and command of the IDF” during the last 15 months of the war (ed. in the Gaza Strip) “which led to great achievements for the state of Israel”, he stressed Netanyahu’s office. The two men are expected to meet within the next few days. Sources: AFP, Reuters, APR-APR, with information from Times of Israel
Israel: The resignation of Netanyahu calls for opposition after the “bomb” of the IDF leader who abandons his post because he did not prevent Hamas’ attack
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