Ein HaBesor probe says army failed to protect the moshav

A new investigation into the Oct. 7 attack on Ein HaBesor concludes that the IDF did not protect the moshav, and that residents and the local emergency squad drove the terrorists back. The article says the attack unfolded in the moshav in the south of Israel and that the community was left to defend itself during the assault.

According to the findings, civilians and members of the standby unit were the ones who stopped the infiltrators, while the army was absent from the defense of the settlement. The investigation’s central conclusion is that the local response prevented a worse outcome. No additional details on casualties or a formal military response were included in the text provided.