An internal investigation by the Israeli army has revealed a colossal failure in the run-up to the October massacre. The example of Kibbutz Beeri made the initial exorbitant demands clear.
“The Commission of Inquiry concludes that the Israeli military failed in its mission to protect the residents of Kibbutz Beeri,” the published report said.
Terrorists from Hamas and other groups in the Gaza Strip attacked several kibbutzim, villages and towns, as well as a music festival in southern Israel on October 7, killing more than 1,200 people and kidnapping another 250 hostages to Gaza.
The army was completely surprised
Israeli security forces and political decision-makers were taken completely by surprise on the day of the worst mass murder of Jews since the Holocaust.
In Kibbutz Beeri alone, near the Gaza border, the terrorists killed 101 civilians. They abducted another 30 to the Gaza Strip, 11 of whom are still in Hamas hands. 31 members of the security forces were killed in the fighting with the murderous invaders.
Hamas raged for hours
Survivors of the Beeri massacre had complained that the army arrived hours after the attack began, leaving residents and a small contingent of the kibbutz’s own armed security force to fend for themselves for hours.
The internal army report praised the courage of the kibbutz residents and their security service, saying their efforts were crucial in “stabilizing the situation in the first hours of the fighting and preventing the attack from spreading to other parts of the kibbutz.”
Failure also political
The unprecedented massacre by the Islamist Hamas and its allies was the trigger for the Gaza war. Survivors of Kibbutz Beeri welcomed the report, but at the same time criticized the limitation of the army’s role. Rather, it is also about clarifying the responsibility of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Until now, he has stubbornly refused to take responsibility for his own failures.
Source: Krone
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