The hourglass is about to run out.. Will the resignations of army generals accelerate the end of Netanyahu?
A dangerous, dramatic development for the government of Benjamin Netanyahu. Prominent military officials submitted their resignation as a result of their failure to repel the Al-Aqsa Flood operation on the seventh of last October. Although it was a surprise to the masses of Israelis, it was expected by many analysts and those closely following the scene.< /p>
And during this week, the head of the Israeli Military Intelligence Division (Aman), Major General Aharon Haliva, and the army chief of staff, Herzi Halevy, announced his resignation from the army due to responsibility for the failure to deal with Operation « “Al-Aqsa Flood” On the 7th of last October.
According to a report by the newspaper “Yedioth Ahronoth”, Halifa’s decision is not new, and that he took it following the failures of last October 7, but in light of the current situation he decided to implement the resignation.
This was followed, a few hours later, by the publication of news that the Commander of the Israeli Army’s Central Command, Major General Yehuda Fuchs, informed the Chief of Staff of his intention to end his position next August and retire from the army.
Although Israeli reports confirm that there is no connection to the resignation Fox announced the resignation of the head of the Intelligence Division, noting that it attributed the resignation to “the difficult atmosphere.” What the Army Staff is going through at the present time, especially during the war, is what prompted him to retire.
The domino leaves will fall
In its previous report in early April, the Israeli war government was well aware that it would face a wave of resignations among the ranks of army generals, and most of them confirmed that they were waiting for the end of the war on Gaza to announce their decision.
The newspaper revealed that at least 4 generals They are preparing to resign due to their failure in the events of October 7, and warned of a succession of resignations like falling domino cards, which will perhaps topple the Minister of Defense and the Chief of Staff as well.
This is something that Netanyahu, the only official who has not yet claimed responsibility, fears. By negligence, these resignations leave the political level alone in the face of popular pressures to resign and accountability as well.
Even if a decision is not taken to end the war, senior officials in the army and other security services will retire within two months anyway, especially Some internal investigations that have already begun in the Israeli army revealed serious shortcomings and an exchange of blame between commanders, in a way that will hasten the retirement of officers.
Yedioth Ahronoth confirmed that the occupation army had begun investigations of the failure on October 7 with “laziness and delay.” It is scheduled to end around June, and its results will be presented to the Israelis in the summer, at a time when there is no talk of external investigations (from outside the military establishment), which are seen as more reliable and independent, such as inspection committees.
Netanyahu fears the formation of such a committee, if the Chief of Staff intends to form an investigation committee headed by senior retired military officers, just as happened after the Second Lebanon War. However, the political echelon observed this intention and launched a barrage of criticism at the Chief of Staff, who was quick to Retreat.According to Yedioth Ahronoth, public confidence has been seriously damaged at the military and political levels, especially in light of the presence of more than 100,000 Israelis who fear returning to their homes in the north and south.
It comes.
It comes. These resignations place an hourglass in front of Netanyahu, and indicate to him that an end is approaching, especially since the political affairs analyst for Haaretz newspaper, Amos Harel, confirmed that the resignation of Haliva and Fox will drag behind it other recent officials who had taken the decision, but did not specify the time.
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