Southern Command Chief Admits Failure on October 7th
Translated & summarized from Ynet by baba
Major General Yiniv Asor, Commander of the Southern Command, admitted failure during a ceremony for the October 7th events in the Eshkol Regional Council. He stated that the command pursued hopes for good neighborliness over confronting reality and failed in its mission to protect the country. Asor acknowledged the residents' bravery and the broken trust, vowing to rise from the fragments of failure.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Southern Command Chief Yiniv Asor admitted failure and broken trust on October 7th.
- Asor stated the command pursued hopes for good neighborliness over confronting reality.
- He acknowledged the residents of Eshkol fought with courage and bravery.
- Asor described the destruction and disaster of October 7th as terrible and unbearable.
- He vowed that 'from these fragments, we rose.'
The Commander of the Southern Command, Major General Yiniv Asor, spoke at a ceremony marking the events of October 7th in the Eshkol Regional Council. Asor stated that what is commonly called 'the concept' was, in simpler terms, a pursuit of hope and wishes for good neighborliness instead of confronting reality and interpreting facts as they are. He acknowledged that the enemy believes Israelis do not belong in the region and does not seek peace. Asor described the destruction as terrible and the disaster as unbearable, praising the residents of the area for their courage and bravery in fighting. "We could not look you in the eye," he said, admitting that the disappointment in the command was great. "We failed in our mission to protect the country, to guard the home. The trust you placed in us was broken. And from these fragments, we rose."
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