Israel-Hamas war: Israeli military intelligence chief quits over failure to prevent Oct 7 attack
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Major General Aharon Haliva, the head of Israel’s military intelligence, quit on Monday (Apr 22) over the failure to prevent the October 7, 2023, attack by Hamas which killed 1,200 people, mostly civilians. Israel responded with a large-scale offensive in the Gaza Strip which has reportedly killed more than 34,000 Palestinians so far.
Major General Haliva became the first senior Israeli figure to step down following the war. He said shortly after the attack in October last year that he shouldered the blame for not preventing the assault.
In a statement, the Israeli military said that the military chief of staff accepted Haliva’s request to resign and thanked him for his service. A report by the news agency Associated Press said that Haliva's resignation could set the stage for more of the country's top security brass to accept blame for not being able to prevent the attack and step down.
Israel indicts Hamas chief's sister
Haliva's resignation came a day after Israel's state attorney indicted the sister of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh on charges of incitement and showing solidarity with a terror group.
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Sabah al-Salem Haniyeh, 57, had allegedly praised the October 7 attack. She lives in the southern Israeli town of Tel Sheva. Police footage from April 1 showed policemen raiding Haniyeh's home and speaking to her before she was detained, the news agency Reuters reported on Sunday.
According to the indictment, in the days after Hamas' October 7 killing spree in southern Israel, Sabah sent messages to dozens of contacts, including her brother Ismail, praising the cross-border assault and calling for further "slaughter".
One of her messages mentioned in the indictment includes the line: "Oh God, count them and kill them and don't leave any of them, Oh God."
Death toll in Gaza Strip crosses 34,000
In the latest news from the conflict, the death toll in the Gaza Strip has climbed to 34,097, according to the health ministry in the war-ravaged region.
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The tally includes at least 48 deaths in the past 24 hours, a ministry statement said, adding that 76,980 people have been wounded since the conflict started.
(With inputs from agencies)