Israeli intelligence chief steps down, takes blame for 7 October

Israeli intelligence chief Major General Aharon Haliva has left his position after announcing his resignation in April.

On Wednesday Haliva called for an investigation into the country’s failure to prevent the Hamas led 7 October attack on souther Israel, taking responsibility for the assault.

“The failure of the intelligence corps was my fault,” he said.

Haliva’s successor vowed to investigate the intelligence lapse further.

“Where we failed, we will need to investigate and improve; where we made mistakes we will learn and change," incoming chief of the Military Intelligence Directorate, Major General Shlomi Binder, said.