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Israel's top general resigns over failures on October 7 Hamas attack
Meanwhile, Israel kills 35 in ‘significant and broad military operation’ in West Bank
A Palestinian stands beside a torched car in the aftermath of an attack by Israeli settlers in the West Bank village of Jinsafut, January 21, 2025

ISRAEL’S top general resigned today, citing the security and intelligence failures related to Hamas’s surprise attack some 15 months ago.

This comes as Israel launched a massive military attack in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin on Tuesday that the Palestinian Health Ministry said had killed at least six people and wounded 35.

Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi is the most senior Israeli figure to resign over the security breakdown on October 7 2023, when thousands of Hamas-led militants carried out a land, sea and air assault into southern Israel, rampaging through army bases and nearby communities for hours.

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