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Reserve General Blasts Defense Leadership, Says Ignored Warnings Led to October 7
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100% right-leaningFirst reported by Now 14 · 1 day ago
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What happened
Reserve Major General Yitzhak Brick said ignored warnings about IDF readiness helped lead to October 7 and the Iron Swords war. Speaking at a Lev Academic Center conference, he criticized former and current military leaders, defense spending priorities, and the outsourcing of logistics functions.
- 01Brick said his 2018 readiness report was ignored by top defense bodies.
- 02He blamed the neglect for failures exposed on October 7 and in Iron Swords.
- 03Brick accused Gadi Eisenkot of blocking the report from oversight bodies.
- 04He said Herzi Halevi read the report but no practical changes followed.
- 05Brick warned that current budget priorities could leave Israel undefended in the next war.
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