The report mentioned the army was poorly ready, gradual to reply to the assault and preventing uncoordinated.
The Israeli army admitted that it failed to guard the group of Kibbutz Beeri throughout a Hamas-led assault on October 7, within the first investigation into its personal safety shortcomings on the day of the assault.
The assault killed greater than 100 folks within the Be’eri group of roughly 1,000 folks, and 32 folks have been taken prisoner to Gaza, the place 11 are nonetheless being held.
The army mentioned on Thursday that the investigation appeared right into a sequence of occasions, preventing and the conduct of safety forces that day.
The army acknowledged its failure to guard civilians on the kibbutz however praised the bravery of Beeri residents, together with its speedy response workforce.
The Israeli army was unprepared for the large infiltration of Hamas militants into Israel and was wanting troops within the space, with no clear image of the incident till noon – hours after the assault started. The troops issued an applicable alert and an investigation discovered that the preventing was uncoordinated.
Nonetheless, the investigation discovered no subject with tanks opening fireplace on a home the place militants held some 15 folks captive, an incident that drew criticism in Israel for harming civilians.
“After gunshots have been heard inside the home and the terrorists introduced their intention to kill themselves and the hostages, the troops determined to assault the home to avoid wasting the hostages,” the army abstract mentioned.
“The workforce discovered that civilians inside the home weren’t harmed by tank shells,” the abstract mentioned. Nonetheless, it believed additional investigation was wanted to find out how the hostages inside died, with indications they have been killed by gunmen.
Israeli Protection Minister Yoav Galant on Thursday known as for a nationwide investigation into the safety breaches of the Oct. 7 assault.
He mentioned the investigation ought to look into Galante himself and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Netanyahu has dismissed previous requires a state investigation.
The army submitted stories to Beeri residents, lots of whom are among the many tens of 1000’s of Israelis who stay displaced for the reason that Oct. 7 assault that sparked Israel’s warfare in Gaza.
“I don’t want all these particulars,” mentioned Miri Gad Mesika, a member of the kibbutz. “What’s essential to me is why this occurred, how will we stop it from taking place once more, how will we deliver again the hostages and the way will we really feel secure once more.”
