Senior Zionist officer: I am ashamed of the performance of the Israeli army.
According to the Palestinian news agency Shahab, Yisrael Ziv, the former head of the Israeli army’s operations branch, emphasized in a statement: “I feel ashamed and embarrassed by the army’s actions on October 7, 2023 in the Gaza Strip.”
He stated that the armed elements of the Qassam Brigades had completely taken control of the Nahal Oz kibbutz, while a full battalion of Israeli army forces was stationed around the settlement and hesitated to enter it.
Ziv adds: “On October 7, when I arrived near the Nahal Oz settlement, I saw a full battalion of the Israeli army present at the entrance to the kibbutz, but it refused to enter the settlement and confront the armed elements.”
He stated: “When I asked “Barak Khairim,” the battalion commander, about the reason for the delay in entering the town and confronting the armed elements, his excuse was that he needed to gather information about the events taking place inside the town, and the situation continued like this for several hours.”