Due to the Hamas assault, the head of Israeli military intelligence resigns

The military said on Monday that Israel’s head of military intelligence has resigned, accepting responsibility for the mistakes that led to the terrorist strike by Hamas in October that resulted in months of fighting.

According to Major General Aharon Haliva, the “black day” is still a part of him.

On Monday, the Palestinians in Gaza faced yet another day of terror. Health workers had discovered almost 200 dead at a hospital in Khan Yunis city during the previous three days, according to the territory’s Civil Defense organization. The victims had been slain and buried by Israeli soldiers.

The Israeli military responded to a request for comment by saying, “We will get back to you on the matter.”

Haliva is the first high-ranking Israeli official to resign due to his inability to stop the Hamas onslaught, which exposed Israel’s military and government to harsh criticism.

In his resignation letter, Haliva said, “The intelligence division under my command did not live up to the task we were entrusted with.” “I have carried that black day with me ever since.”

Families were asked to leave a seat vacant at dinner on Monday night to symbolize a hostage being held in Gaza as the Jewish Passover holiday got underway, a symbol of the suffering that is still felt in Israel.

According to Israeli estimates, 129 of the hostages taken by Palestinian terrorists on October 7 are still in Gaza, 34 of whom the IDF claims to be dead.

1,170 persons in Israel lost their lives as a consequence of Hamas’s strike, the majority of them were civilians, according to an AFP count based on Israeli government data.

‘Obliterated’ – The health ministry of the Hamas-run enclave in Gaza reports that at least 34,151 individuals have died as a result of Israel’s retaliatory operation, the majority of them were women and children.

According to a UN expert, Gaza’s healthcare system has been “completely obliterated” on Monday.

The Israeli military has charged Hamas of holding captives and using medical institutions as command centers, allegations the terrorist group disputes.

The Nasser hospital in Khan Yunis, south of Gaza, was the scene of fierce combat in mid-February. On March 26, Israeli tanks and armored vehicles encircled the facility.

“We are still recovering bodies from inside Nasser Medical Complex, and since Saturday, bodies of nearly 200 martyrs have been retrieved,” Civil Defense spokesperson Mahmud Bassal said AFP crews.

Initially, Civil Defence said on Sunday that at least fifty corpses of persons who were buried at the hospital and died there had been found.

The World Health Organization reported in early April that an Israeli blockade had destroyed another hospital, Al-Shifa in Gaza City, leaving behind a “empty shell” that was home to several dead.

When WHO personnel were able to enter, they saw partially buried bodies with protruding limbs and the foul smell of decay.

Meanwhile, Israel has retaliated against claims that the US, its closest friend and weapons supplier, was thinking of disciplining the Israeli military’s ultra-Orthodox Netzah Yehuda brigade for alleged pre-war violations of human rights in the West Bank.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wrote on X, “The intention to impose a sanction on a unit in the IDF (military) is the height of absurdity and a moral low at a time when our soldiers are fighting the monsters of terror.”

Artillery fire: In a second post on X, Netanyahu said that “our resolve remains unyielding to see all hostages back with their families” to commemorate the beginning of Passover.

“Days ahead will see increased military and diplomatic efforts” to ensure their release, he said.

The civilian casualties of Israel’s Gaza onslaught, which has left large swathes of land in ruins and raised concerns about starvation, have prompted growing international condemnation.

According to the UN, “multiple obstacles” still make it difficult to provide much needed help to Gazans who are in need of food, water, shelter, and medical attention.

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency, the primary relief organization in the region, was found to have “neutrality-related issues” on Monday, according to an independent assessment committee.

However, it also said that Israel had not yet shown any proof to support claims that a significant portion of UNRWA employees belonged to “terrorist” groups.

The assessment panel was established in January in response to claims made by Israel that many UNRWA employees had participated in the Hamas assault.

According to the assessment, “the majority of alleged neutrality breaches relate to social media posts,” which often come after violent episodes involving family members or coworkers.

Intense artillery fire was recorded in Beit Lahia and Beit Hanoun, north Gaza, late on Monday, according to an AFP journalist.

Al-Rimal, in Gaza City, was the target of an airstrike, the reporter said.

Earlier on Monday, the Israeli military said that planes had struck “a cell of terrorists posing an immediate threat” to Israeli forces in the central Gaza area.

‘Bitter’ Passover: Six persons were injured by an Israeli airstrike, according to medical staff at Al-Aqsa Hospital in the central Gaza city of Deir al-Balah, who spoke with AFP.

A attack demolished a mosque in the neighboring Al-Bureij refugee camp. Images showed the building’s several floors collapsing in front of the minaret, which remained intact.

A tent built by Palestinians using a parachute meant for airdropping assistance off the shore was located near Deir al-Balah.

Naeem al-Goaan said, “We brought the parachute in a small boat when it fell into the sea.” They utilize the tent as a shop during the day, and his sister spends the night there.

Two individuals were slightly hurt in a car-ramming incident that occurred in Jerusalem on Monday. Two suspects were detained by police after they left the scene on foot.

Protesters against the government and those who support the Israeli hostages have called for a compromise that would release the prisoners and for Netanyahu to step down.

They continued their antics as Passover approached, setting a symbolic Passover table ablaze outside Netanyahu’s home in the seaside town of Caesarea.

Although Yael Ben Porat, who participated in the protest, referred to Passover as the “holiday of freedom,” she accused Netanyahu of being responsible for the October 7 “disaster” and for not trying to negotiate the release of the hostages.

“This night is only bitter, no freedom,” she said.