The Chief of Staff for observers at the Gaza border: we trust you.
We will investigate, we will learn and we will move forward strongly/ IDF spokesman
The observers who served at the Gaza border were at the heart of the massacre on October 7 and their performance on that day will be investigated the day after the war.
At the top of the army, they are worried about the sharp drop in motivation to serve in the position.
The Chief of Staff, Lt. Col. Hertzi Halevi, visited yesterday (Tuesday) the '414' collection battalion on the border of the Gaza Strip and had a conversation with observers, men and women fighters from the combat collection corps together with the commander of the Gaza division, Lt. Col. Avi Rosenfeld.
Chief of Staff Halevi praised the work of the collection and observation system, which he said "experienced on October 7 a very important act that contributed to the understanding of what was happening, but also a difficult experience.
Much appreciation for the effort and especially for the resilience to return to work, work seriously, work professionally.
We really trust the work you do.
We had a difficult point, we will learn and move forward very, very strongly."
Voila! It was learned that the female observers who manned the Hamals during the Hamas attack on the morning of October 7, did not participate in the conversation with the Chief of Staff since they were on their way home for a holiday that had been scheduled ahead of time. Army officials said Which would have been true if the Chief of Staff had listened to the female observers who were there on October 7th, and heard from them the difficulties they experienced, the ways each of them coped and what their opinion was about the operational decree the day after.
The observation post of Nahal Oz, which reopened in Camp Reim. November 6, 2023/IDF Spokesman
Recently, the observers raised a series of claims on the operational level, for example, the terrorists' attempts to approach the fence, and according to military officials, they did not receive an adequate response in a manner reminiscent of the attitude before October 7.
The IDF confirmed that at the Chief of Staff's meeting with the female observers, only the class commander was present, who was also present the morning of the attack.
In the meantime, the parents of the female observers claim that despite the organizational envelope they receive from mental health officers, a reorganization is required in the system that has proven its importance over the years in all sectors in a way that is related to the location of the chameleons, powers, the work environment, service conditions, etc.
The response of the IDF spokesman:
" The claim that female observers who were not present on October 7 were deliberately chosen to participate in the Chief of Staff's visit has no foundation.
The female observers who were on the visit are those who were scheduled to be on duty at the time and no shift changes were made following the visit.
Also, one of the observers who was in HML on October 7 was present during the visit and spoke with the Chief of Staff about her personal experience from that day.
In a briefing that was carried out at the beginning of the week for all the HML observers, it was revealed that the Chief of Staff was going to visit the HML. We did not prevent the female observers from the tour that went home that morning, to stay for the Chief of Staff's visit.
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