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'Disconnected from reality': IDF officers criticize Eyal Zamir in closed Ground Forces forum

Senior IDF officers accused Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir of being detached from field realities and harming reservist motivation.

IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen.Eyal Zamir addresses an IDF Ground Forces forum, December 31, 2025.
Israeli anti-government protesters hold placards during a demonstration against Israel's prime minister and in support of establishing a state commission of inquiry into Hamas' October 7, 2023 attacks on Israel, on Habima Square in the coastal city of Tel Aviv on November 22, 2025.

The inquiry into October 7 can either help heal or deepen Israel’s divide - analysis

Ministerial Committee for Legislation approved the establishment of a political commission of inquiry into the failures of October 7, December 22, 2025.

Oct 7 probe, Iranian discourse continues - December 22, 2025

Justice Minister Yariv Levin, Ministers and Mk's attend a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, December 10, 2025.

Levin asks court to mull Sde Teiman investigator pick, says 'deadlock' reached


Alumim Oct. 7 probe: 17 Thai, Nepalese workers killed because no plan to protect them

Five people were kidnapped, three of whom were returned, and two of whom are still being held by Hamas or other terror groups.

 Map of events showing the October 7 battle at the Alumim kibbutz.

PM Netanyahu rejects alternative Oct. 7 probe agreement by Herzog, Chief Justice Isaac Amit

"The public is entitled to a genuine, non-politically biased investigative committee. Unfortunately, that is not what is being proposed here," he said.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives to the courtroom at the Distrcit court in Tel Aviv, before the start of his testimony in the trial against him, March 12, 2025.

October 7 probe: IDF only arrived in Nir Oz after Hamas terrorists left because it was 'far away'

47 Israelis killed, 76 taken hostage by around 400 terrorists • All IDF commanders killed in the first wave, all but six houses damaged

 Israeli soldier around the destruction caused by Hamas terrorists in Kibbutz Nir Oz on October 7, 2023, near the Israeli-Gaza border, in southern Israel, October 30, 2023

Nearly half of Israeli public lost faith in IDF after October 7 probes, survey shows

The biggest decline in trust was among Arab party voters, with 73% reporting a negative impact in trust, followed by coalition voters with 54%.

 Homes are destroyed, following the deadly October 7 attack by Hamas terrorists from the Gaza Strip, in Kibbutz Kfar Aza, southern Israel November 2, 2023

How a massacre happened: How three top IDF officials failed to prevent Hamas's attack - analysis

Three IDF officials are uniquely responsible for the last-minute decisions they made once there was evidence of a potential imminent attack.

 An image of former IDF chief of staff Lt.-Gen. Herzi Halevi (L); IDF Southern Command chief Maj.-Gen. Yaron Finkelman; and IDF intelligence chief Maj.-Gen. Aharon Haliva, set to a backdrop of Gazans invading Israel on October 7, 2023.

A shameful display of disorganization and rage, we can do better - editorial

To those in charge: Get a grip. These are lives you’re playing with, and you’re treating it like a sport.

 Shin Bet Chief Ronen Bar and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Two injured as guards clash with bereaved families in Israel's Knesset

Families of October 7 victims were refused entry to a Knesset discussion on establishing a state probe on Monday.

A violent confrontation erupted at the Knesset between bereaved parents and police officers

Bereaved parents slam IDF leadership over Nahal Oz October 7 failures

The inquiry revealed that Golani soldiers at the base were not sufficiently armed. "No personal weapons, no ammunition, no machine guns."

 A SCENE of destruction at Kibbutz Nahal Oz, after the Hamas attack on October 7. Due to a lack of critical thinking, the kibbutz underwent a slaughter that is almost too painful to comprehend, the writer asserts.

It’s time Israel gets its act together and does an official Oct. 7 probe - editorial

The government should create an independent, nonpartisan investigative body with the authority to thoroughly examine the failures that occurred on October 7.

An Israeli flag flutters in front of the remains of a building, following a deadly infiltration by Hamas gunmen from the Gaza Strip, in Kibbutz Beeri in southern Israel October 22, 2023

How did IDF chief Herzi Halevi grapple with Oct. 7 failure? - analysis

What will historians say about Halevi 50 years from now, and will another IDF chief cite him as an example?

 IDF chief of staff Herzi Halevi seen during an exercise in northern Israel, July 31, 2024