Palestinians celebrate on a disabled Israeli tank on Oct 7, 2023<\/p>\n
The commander of Unit 8200, the Israeli\u00a0military’s largest intelligence-gathering unit, has resigned from his position, amid a recent wave of resignations by the regime’s high-ranking officers from various institutions.<\/strong><\/p>\n Israeli media\u00a0reported on Thursday that Brig. Gen. Yossi Sariel has notified his superiors and subordinates that he intends to resign.\u00a0The Israeli military said Sariel was due to be replaced \u201cin the coming period.\u201d<\/p>\n 8200 is the military\u2019s main signals intelligence unit and is among the units that failed to prevent Operation\u00a0al-Aqsa Storm by Palestinian resistance groups on October 7, 2023.<\/p>\n It is the same unit whose headquarters was also targeted by Lebanon’s Hezbollah resistance movement as part of its retaliatory attack in late August.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Israeli chief of staff Herzi Halevi is making preparations to resign in late December, Channel 12 reported, citing conversations Halevi has been having with those around him.<\/p>\n By then, the military is set to have completed all of its internal investigations into the failures surrounding the October 7 operation, it added.<\/p>\n Halevi succeeded Aviv Kohavi as the military chief in January 2023. Military chiefs usually serve for three years, with many serving a fourth year.<\/p>\n Halevi has several times acknowledged full responsibility for failing to thwart the Hamas operation.<\/p>\n This comes amidst a recent wave of resignations in the Israeli\u00a0military and so-called security establishment.<\/p>\n #BREAKING<\/a> | Preliminary reports by Israeli media revealing Commander of Intelligence Unit 8200, Major General Yossi Sariel, informs the Chief of Staff of his resignation. pic.twitter.com\/vykBjp4Bpz<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) September 12, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n