An official review of the Israeli military’s response to the October 7th Hamas attack found the military didn’t prioritize civilian lives, was slow to react to the reports of the attack, and waited for hours outside a kibbutz as Hamas terrorists murdered civilians, the Washington Post reports.
Rolling out the trite “severe mistakes and errors” were made, the military report detailed how Hamas surprised the Israeli Defense Force with the morning attack and then took excessive time to respond: “From the afternoon hours onwards, forces were waiting outside the kibbutz while the massacre continued inside. The IDF did not fulfill its mission to defend the residents in the most grave manner and failed in its mission.”
The Israeli media and public have increased calls for accountability for the military’s poor response to the attack, but the report does not assign blame to any specific individual or command.