Former IDF chief Halevi says Oct. 7 was ‘preventable,’ but was not ‘betrayal from within’

Former IDF chief of staff Herzi Halevi attends a Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on January 28, 2025. (photo credit: YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90)
Former IDF chief of staff Halevi further stated that Israel should complete an investigation into the security failures surrounding the October 7 massacre as part of the national healing process.