Officer Sues IDF, Blaming State for October 7 Failures
Translated & summarized from Haaretz by baba
An IDF intelligence officer, S.L. Amihdar, is suing the military to prevent his dismissal following the October 7th attack, where he served as the Gaza Division's intelligence officer. He claims the decision is arbitrary and discriminatory, stating he is being unfairly blamed for state and army failures. Amihdar argues that war warnings were not his unit's responsibility, and the political leadership has not yet accepted accountability.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- S.L. Amihdar, Gaza Division intelligence officer on Oct 7, is suing the IDF to prevent his dismissal.
- Amihdar claims his dismissal is arbitrary and discriminatory, blaming state and army failures.
- He argues war warnings were not his unit's responsibility, distorting the blame.
- The political echelon has not yet taken responsibility for any failures.
- The petition was cleared for publication as Israel marked three years since Oct 7.
Amid discussions on responsibility for the October 7th failures, a lieutenant colonel is challenging his dismissal from the IDF. S.L. Amihdar, who served as the Gaza Division's intelligence officer during the Hamas attack, filed a petition against his removal, claiming the decision was arbitrary and discriminatory. He asserts he did not fail in his duties and is the "only commander in the IDF paying a real price, in the form of loss of rights, for the failures of the army and the state."
Amihdar argues that the responsibility for war warnings did not lie with the division's intelligence unit and that assigning blame to him distorts the picture. The petition's details were cleared for publication in the week Israel marked three years since the October 7th events. The article notes that the political echelon has yet to take responsibility for any aspect of the failures.
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