They will be removed “from the reserve framework and will no longer be part” of the army, according to a press release issued Sunday evening.
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The Israeli army announced the dismissal of several generals holding key positions on October 7, 2023, due to their failure to prevent, on that day, attacks by the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas that led to Israel’s deadliest day. Major General Aharon Haliva, then chief of military intelligence, Major General Oded Basyuk, then chief of operations, and Major General Yaron Finkelman, who recently commanded Israel’s southern military region that day, will be dismissed. “from the reserve framework and will no longer be part of” army, according to an army press release issued Sunday evening, November 23.
General Haliva became the first military official to resign, in 2024, citing responsibility for the October 7 tragedy. General Finkelman also resigned for the same reason. General Basyuk retired after Israel’s 12-day war against Iran.
