Israel's top soldier and a second general responsible for southern Israel announced their resignations on Tuesday over the military's October 7 failures."I notified the Defense Minister today (Tuesday) that in acknowledgement of my responsibility for the [Israel Defense Force's] failure on Oct.

Israel’s top general resigned Tuesday, taking responsibility for security failures tied to Hamas’ surprise attack that triggered the war in Gaza and adding to pressure on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,

Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi said he plans to resign in March, in the highest-level departure to date of a military or security official over the Hamas-led attacks in 2023.