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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


Yoav Gallant accuses ex-IDF legal chief of lying about Sde Teiman leak probe

Former IDF top attorney Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi lied to then-defense minister Yoav Gallant about the probe into a video leaked from the Sde Teiman military base.

 Yoav Gallant.

IDF admits lapses in Ein Habesor defense on Oct. 7, praises local emergency squad’s courage - probe

The IDF battalion in the area was constrained by the volume of terrorist infiltrations across multiple locations, as well as by damage to command and control systems at higher levels.

Security camera footage showing the entrance to Moshav Ein Habesor during the October 7, 2023, massacre.

'We need to clean the stables, reform law enforcement,' Smotrich demands after Sde Teiman case

The finance minister slammed Military Advocate General Maj. Gen. Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi, saying she "acted against our soldiers" and "collaborated in leaks with antisemitic blood libels."

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich speaks at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, October 27, 2025

IDF Oct. 7 probe finds IDF failed to defend Kibbutz Gevim, terrorists failed to infiltrate kibbutz

The military singled out the efforts of the kibbutz's security coordinator for his role in preventing the terror infiltration by continuing to return fire despite being wounded.

Civilians, including journalists, take cover behind cars as IDF soldiers clash with infiltrating terrorists on Highway 34, near Kibbutz Gevim, October 7, 2023.

Fighting alone: Civilian security team prevented Hamas massacre at Kibbutz Magen, probe reveals

The attack on Kibbutz Magen unfolded in three distinct waves beginning at 6:29 a.m., when Hamas launched thousands of rockets across southern Israel.

A packaging facility on Kibbutz Magen that was destroyed on October 7.

IDF Oct. 7 probe uncovers defense flaws, heroic victories in Yiftah Camp against Hamas

The IDF's probe into the events of October 7, 2023, highlighted both key triumphs and failures in the battles near Yiftah Camp, Erez regional command post, and Zikim, preventing Hamas infiltration.

 A VIEW of Zikim Beach

IDF reinforcements prevented 'more severe disaster' on Kibbutz Sufa, Oct. 7 probe finds

Civilians and security forces who fought in the kibbutz showed great bravery, including risking their lives, the probe noted.

IDF soldiers drive near Sufa; illustrative.

IDF: Artillery misfire led to mistaken hit of Gaza church, no punishments for soldiers involved

The incident has led the Catholic Church and many Western allies of Israel to condemn the IDF as having a negligent lack of control over its forces in Gaza.

A view shows the damage at the Holy Family Church which was hit in an Israeli strike on Thursday, in Gaza City July 18, 2025.

IDF failed to protect Ofakim on Oct. 7, leading to death of 33 Israelis, incl. 25 civilians - probe

Security forces in Ofakim, including police officers, armed civilians, and IDF soldiers were motivated to repel Hamas's Nukhba force terrorists, leading to the killing of all 15, the probe noted.

 A women standing beside a memorial monument in Mishor HaGefen neighborhood that was attacked by Hamas terrorists on 7 October massacre, in the southern Israeli city of Ofakim, September 19, 2024.

Oct. 7 probe in Mivtahim reveals military failure, massacre thwarted by small security squad

The probe revealed that a small emergency response squad, along with a single special forces soldier, prevented the massacre in the moshav.

 View of moshav Mivtahim, southern Israel, near the Gaza border. September 13, 2024.