IDF acknowledges October 7 security failings in Kibbutz Be'eri following probe into response to Hamas attack
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IDF acknowledges October 7 security failings in Kibbutz Be'eri following probe into response to Hamas attack

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The Israeli Defense Forces have acknowledged a string of errors in their response to the October 7 Hamas attacks on southern Israel that killed more than 1,200 civilians. "The army failed in its mission to protect the residents of Kibbutz Be'eri," chief IDF spokesman, Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, said in a televised address. The report praised "the bravery of the Be'eri residents and the members of the kibbutz's civilian rapid response team", saying it was "crucial in stabilising the defensive line during the first hours of combat". The kibbutz also called for an official state commission of inquiry into the broader failures of October 7 "so the unimaginable loss we experienced will never against be experienced by any other citizen". Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant this week said the time had come to launch a state commission of inquiry to look into the country's leadership and the security failings of the October 7 attack.

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