Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi participated today (Tuesday) in an operational conference of the Air Force, together with the commander of the Air Force, Colonel Tomer Bar, the commander of the Southern Command, Colonel Yaron Finkelman and other commanders in the force.
At the conference, the main points of the Air Force's activities in the war and the plans of the force for 2024 were presented, when during the Chief of Staff's speech he referred to the publication in "Israel Hayom" about the voices in the IDF calling on the top of the army to start investigating the events of October 7 and said: "Why haven't you investigated us yet? We In a very intense war, pay attention to many arenas as I mentioned, very intense fighting even within the Gaza Strip itself."
"An investigation requires time, an investigation requires inquiries, and we all understand - difficult investigations also require an emotional place, it's right to do them in the right way and that's why we waited until now", explained the Chief of Staff "On the other hand - our intention is very clear.
To explore and learn and dive to the bottom of the well, and leave no stone unturned.
We want to learn, understand what worked, understand what didn't work, what we could have done differently.
And in a very simple sentence - to be better, so that it doesn't matter, both in our ability to warn and in our ability to prevent."
Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi, photo: IDF spokesman
"We started very hard, it was very hard to even imagine such a hard start. But we stopped, albeit at a very high cost, and we regained our composure and got stronger, to launch a very high-quality, very powerful attack and we will continue it, we will continue it with a very strong force until the completion of all the goals of the war," said the Chief of Staff "L at the beginning of his speech.
He also added: "We have summarized five values that will accompany us in this investigation: truth, transparency, practicality, responsibility, and last but certainly not least, a favorite and very important, evil. With these, these very complex investigations, I think that if we all adhere to these five values, we can succeed This, it will be a difficult journey, we will come out on the other side very strengthened, better, and that is what is needed."
Agoz unit activity in West Khan Yunis, photo: IDF spokesman
At the end of his remarks, Halevi thanked the top of the Air Force: "I see the quality of the Air Force and its centrality in all phases of combat. A source of pride. I see the action, in planning and execution, I see the results, and I see in the visits. "Tim and they tell me - the Air Force is here with us like we've never seen before."
The Gaza Strip, after the Air Force bombings, photo: Getty Images
According to a first publication in Israel Hayom, many field commanders in the IDF, mainly in the ranks of lieutenant colonel, colonel, and lieutenant colonel, are now calling after four months of fighting, and after the army has significantly reduced the ranks of the forces operating in the Gaza Strip, to hold an in-depth investigation into October 7 events.
One of the commanders of the fighting units who spoke with "Israel Today" in recent days, noted that the discourse on the subject is widespread among many in the army, in various units and formations.
Among other things, he said: "Throughout my service in the army, more than 20 years, our DNA was to investigate every incident in a poignant and in-depth manner.
First of all understand what happened, then understand why it happened to us, and finally think about what needs to be done to improve in the future."
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