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Aharon Haliva, the head of the Israeli Military Intelligence Directorate, Aman, announced his decision to resign from his position, taking responsibility for the failure on October 7, according to Israeli media reports.
This move comes shortly after Brigadier General Amit Saar, the head of the Military Intelligence Directorate's (Aman) Research Division, formally submitted his resignation letter on April 4, citing personal reasons, as reported by the Israeli newspaper Israel Hayom.
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Israeli intel chief resigns over resounding October 7 failure
The head of the Israeli Military Intelligence Directorate, Aman, Major General Aharon Haliva, has submitted his resignation to the Office of the Israeli Chief of Staff, accepting responsibility for the Israeli military's failure on October 7, 2023.
According to the Israeli news website Walla!, Haliva is expected to leave his position in the coming weeks and will be likely replaced by Lieutenant Colonel Shlomi Binder. Aman has been subject to a series of harrowing controversies and internal discord, stemming from the organization's failure to expect and warn against the Palestinian Resistance's Operation Al-Aqsa Flood, which took place on the dawn of October 7 last year.
Later, Israeli occupation forces confirmed that Haliva had submitted his resignation.
"Major General Aharon Haliva, in coordination with the chief of the general staff, has requested to end his position, following his leadership responsibility as the head of the intelligence directorate for the events of October 7," the occupation's military said in a statement.
"It was decided that MG Aharon Haliva will end his position and retire from the IDF, once his successor is appointed in an orderly and professional process," the statement added.
Previously, the military intelligence body was considered to be a leader in the field of intel gathering and analysis, providing Israeli occupation forces with the necessary information to carry out their operations.
In the letter Haliva submitted on Monday to Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi, the top intelligence official detailed the reasons for his expected resignation. Walla! says that Haliva submitted his resignation after his subordinate, head of the Research Division, Brigadier General Amit Saar resigned, citing his cancer illness.
Read more: Top Israeli intel chief embarrasses IOF, reveals identity by mistake
All top officials should admit that they failed
"The time has come for the generals of the General Staff who are related to the October 7 failure to accept responsibility for their part. Among them: the head of the Strategy Division, Major General Eliezer Toledano, the head of the Operations Division, Major General Oded Basiuk, the coordinator of government operations in the territories Major General Rasan Alian, commander of (Unit) 8200 Brigadier General Y, and the head of the Operations Brigade Brigadier General Shlomi Binder, who is nominated for the position of head of the Aman despite criticism of him," Haliva told the Chief of Staff in a closed conversation.
Just a week after October 7, Haliva admitted that the body he headed failed and that he bore full responsibility for the events of the day.
"In all my visits to Military Intelligence Directorate units in the last 11 days, I sat down and stressed that the beginning of the war was an intelligence failure," he explained.
"The Military Intelligence Directorate, under my command, failed to warn of the terror attack carried out by Hamas," he added.
"We failed in our most important mission, and as the head of the Military Intelligence Directorate, I bear full responsibility for the failure," Haliva stressed.
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UN Charter stipulates Iran’s right to self-defense
"Israel" is utterly outrageous.
They flagrantly massacre tens of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza, crush thousands of them under the rubble, deliberately impose famine, orphan and maim thousands of children, flout countless UN resolutions, brush aside the ICJ's requested provisional measures, consistently vilify the UN, bomb UN schools and shelters, and even ignore the United Nations Security Council Resolution 2728, adopted on 25 March 2024, that demanded an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.
Then, they audaciously had the nerve to demand an urgent Security Council meeting in response to Iran's lawful retaliation for bombing their consulate in Damascus, which was a blatant violation of the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.
Article 22 of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations reads, “The premises of the [state's] mission shall be inviolable.”
Now let’s look back a little, shall we?
'Israel’s' attack on Iran’s consulate in Damascus
On April 1, in the heart of Syria’s capital, Damascus, Iran’s consulate became the target of an illegal Israeli bombing, where seven Iranian military advisors and two senior commanders were killed.
Naturally, retaliation would be expected, which was then affirmed by the Iranian Mission to the UN. "The Islamic Republic of Iran reserves its legitimate and inherent right under international law and the United Nations Charter to take a decisive response to such reprehensible acts," the statement read.
As the world watched with bated breath, “Israel” became gripped by fear.
Israeli media revealed that the Israeli occupation forces raised their alert status, noting that "regular soldiers and reservists from certain units who planned to travel received notice of travel cancellation."
The Israeli occupation entity also shut down 28 of its legations worldwide, the media indicated.
Even its biggest ally the US, stood on edge and restricted the movement of its diplomats and their family members in "Israel", particularly outside the "Tel Aviv," occupied al-Quds, and Beer al-Sabe' areas, citing security fears.
Then, the awaited day came.
Iran’s retaliatory strike on 'Israel'
It was on a late Saturday night, April 13, when Iran delivered a resounding response, showering the Israeli occupation directly for the first time ever with dozens of missiles and drones that hit specific military bases, and dealing an unprecedented public humiliation to “Israel”, the US, and their deterrence.
In the aftermath, Western countries rushed to condemn the Iranian retaliatory strike on “Israel,” which mind you are the same ones who haven’t batted an eyelash for over 190 days over “Israel’s” genocidal war on Gaza; choosing instead to turn a blind eye and cover up “Israel’s” war crimes in Gaza under the pretext of “Israel’s right to self-defense.”
Read more: In numbers: 190 days of Israeli genocide in Gaza
On Sunday, April 12, an emergency meeting at the Security Council was convened at “Israel’s” request. However, UN experts said “Israel” does not appear to have been exercising self-defense on April 1 since it presented no evidence that Iran was directly committing an “armed attack” nor did it send non-state armed groups to attack it.
The experts also emphasized that “Israel” did not provide “any legal justification for the strike or reported it to the Security Council, as required by Article 51 of the United Nations Charter.”
The UN experts stated that “Israel’s attack consequently violated the prohibition on the use of armed force against another state under Article 2(4) of the Charter,” adding, “Illegal force was used not only against Iran’s armed forces but also against Syrian territory. Israel’s attack was partly launched from the Golan Heights, which is illegally annexed Syrian territory.”
They further warned that Israeli military personnel and officials responsible for the brutal attack on Iran's consulate in Damascus "may also have committed crimes under an international counter-terrorism treaty of 1971, the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Internationally Protected Persons."
"It is an offence to violently attack the official premises or private accommodation of a diplomat where it is likely to endanger them. Iran, Israel and Syria are all parties to the treaty and all have criminal jurisdiction over such offences," they stressed.
On the other side of the coin, Iran's ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations, Amir Saeid Iravani, reiterated that the Iranian operation came within the framework of self-defense and as permitted by international law, and only targeted military sites to avoid civilian targets, in contrast to what "Israel" did in Syria that violated Article 2 (4) of the Charter of the United Nations.
He explained that Iran’s Foreign Minister urged for strong condemnation from the international community for this horrific crime, and “called upon the Security Council to strongly denounce this unjustified criminal and terrorist act, taking decisive and appropriate measures to bring the perpetrators to justice swiftly and prevent the recurrence of such horrible crimes against the diplomatic premises of any member state.”
“Regrettably, the Security Council has failed in its duty to maintain international peace and security,” added Iravani.
He said that the retaliatory attack came after the UNSC’s inaction and in line with "Iran's inherent right to self-defense as outlined in Article 51 of the Charter of the United Nations and recognized by international law."
Iravani concluded his statement by reaffirming Iran’s “commitment to the maintenance of international peace and security,” adding that Tehran “does not seek escalation or war in the region.”
However, the Islamic Republic of Iran vowed to “defend its people, national security and interests, sovereignty, and territorial integrity against any threat or acts of aggression and to respond to any such threat or aggressions vigorously and in accordance with international law,” he made it clear.
Moving forward: 'Israel' attacks Iran
After the ball had been in “Israel's” court, it failed to deliver a resounding response, earning the label of “weak” from Israeli Police Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir. Reports surfaced of an Israeli drone attack over the Iranian city of Isfahan on Friday dawn, prompting ridicule on social media.
However, Iranian air defenses swiftly intercepted and neutralized several small drones using ground-based anti-aircraft weapons operating at low altitude, as confirmed by Iran's Army Commander in Isfahan.
Second Brigadier General Mihan Doost further disclosed that no nuclear facilities or military centers were targeted in any foreign attacks, dismissing the circulating reports as "lies and [part of] a misinformation campaign."
Israeli media openly acknowledged the perceived weakness of the reported Israeli attack in Iran, noting that it fell short in comparison to Iran's recent retaliatory strikes, further adding to the list of Israeli military failures.
From a legal standpoint, the aforementioned details confirm the legitimacy of Iran's retaliatory attacks against Israeli targets and expose the hypocrisy of the international community, especially the states that condemned the lawful.
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In an op-ed published by the Israeli newspaper Maariv, Israeli Reserve General Itzhak Brik said, "Israel should declare the end of the war because it truly lost."
He added that the real circus that endangered the occupation was Netanyahu, Gantz, Gallant, and Halevi's coalition.
Commenting on the Israeli plot to invade Rafah, Brik said that "Israel" cannot fully defeat the #Palestinian Resistance, stressing that a military offensive in #Rafah would not better its chances. He insisted that "Israel" was defeated by saying, "We really lost, in case you haven't understood that yet."
Slamming Netanyahu, the Reserve General said the Prime Minister is more interested in his government than the war, and he "feeds off the pressure from [Israeli Finance Minister Bezalzel] Smotrich and [Israeli Police Minister Itamar] Ben-Gvir." He further described Netanyahu as a man who goes with the flow of the catastrophe.
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