The big picture:
ّFollowing the announcement of the resignation of the Israeli Army chief of staff, Halevi, the leaders of the opposition movement sharply criticized Prime Minister Netanyahu of the regime and called on her and her cabinet to resign.
Key points:
- The results of the Ma'ariv Hebrew TV poll show that 62 percent of Israelis believe that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should resign, as should Chief of Staff Herzliya Halevi, for his responsibility in the October 7 defeat.
- The results of the poll also show that only 28 percent of Zionists believe that the prisoner exchange agreement will be fully implemented.
- Earlier, Yair Lapid, the leader of the Zionist opposition, in response to the resignation of Chief of Staff Herzliya Halevi, the leader of the Zionist army, announced: The head of the disaster cabinet and his ministers must resign. Now the prime minister and his cabinet must take full responsibility for the disaster and resign.
- Avigdor Lieberman, the leader of the "Israel Our Home" party, also announced: The chief of staff of the army accepted responsibility for the defeat and now it is Netanyahu's turn.
- Earlier, Halevi announced in his resignation letter: I take responsibility for the defeat of the army on October 7, 2023; The army failed in its mission to defend Israel.
Go deeper:
The Israeli army, with the full support of the United States, began its genocide of the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip on October 7, 2023, by carrying out the most intense airstrikes and using unconventional and prohibited weapons. After fifteen months of killing and bloodshed, and the martyrdom of more than 47,000 Palestinians, on January 25 of this year, it was forced to accept a ceasefire agreement with Hamas in Gaza.
