What went wrong? IDF to present probe into failure to defend Be'eri on October 7 on Thursday
IDF probes will find numerous cases of friendly fire errors leading to tragic deaths and groups of IDF soldiers who were too hesitant to confront Hamas invaders.
The IDF announced on Tuesday that it will present its first probe in a series of October 7 probes – the investigation into the failure to defend Be’eri – on Thursday.
According to the military, the results of the probe will first be presented to the families of those who fell at Be’eri on October 7, including the Be'eri residents as well as the many security forces from the IDF, Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency), and police.This presentation will take place at a large amphitheater in the Dead Sea area early Thursday afternoon.
Later Thursday night, the results of the probe, including extensive diagrams and video footage will be posted on the IDF’s website.
The Be’eri probe is the first of a series of IDF probes into the October 7 failure to prevent Hamas’s invasion, which will come out on a rolling basis through July and August.
According to the previous media leaks, the IDF probes will find numerous cases of: friendly fire errors leading to tragic deaths, of groups of IDF soldiers who were too hesitant to confront Hamas invaders (even as some groups rushed to fight who had not yet been summoned), of senior commanders ordering some groups of soldiers to remain in a reserve second line capacity when they should have headed into the front, and specifically of not knowing how to handle complex battlefield questions involving hostages in Be’eri.
Consequences of the findings
One of the consequences of the findings to date, some of which are final, but some of which are interim, could be to freeze the promotion of Brig.-Gen. Barak Hiram who had been expected to assume command of the Gaza Division.
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