Halevi's resignation in keeping with promise to take responsibility for October 7 • OC Southern Command Yaron Finkleman follows suit

This decision was made long ago. Now, with the IDF holding the upper hand in all theaters of combat and with another hostage return agreement underway, the time has come' The post IDF chief Halevi’s resignation letter: Oct.

Isreal Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi resigned on Tuesday in a stunning announcement as he blamed himself for failures in Hamas's Oct. 7, 2023, attack.

Eyal Zamir, a former deputy IDF chief who came in second place to Halevi during the last race for IDF chief, is Netanyahu's favored candidate.

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Herzi Halev says he is following through on a promise to quit in the wake of the attacks on Israel, when almost 1,200 people were killed and 250 Israelis taken hostage.

Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi announced his resignation effective March 6, 2025, citing responsibility for the military's failure to prevent the October 7 Hamas attack. The announcement triggered an immediate cascade of changes in Israel's military leadership.

Herzi Halevi, is the latest senior Israeli leader to announce his resignation in the wake of the Oct. 7 attack.

The Chief of General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces, Herzi Halevi, has resigned. The general took responsibility for the massacre on October 7th, the day of the attack on Israel by Hamas fighters.