Rome, Oct. 5 (LaPresse) – Israel has begun commemorations for the third anniversary of the terrorist attack and massacre of October 7, with ceremonies honoring the victims and a clear acknowledgment of responsibility by the Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces, Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir. In a special order addressed to soldiers, commanders, reservists and civilian employees, Zamir placed the armed forces’ failure at the center of his message. “The Israel Defense Forces failed in their supreme mission to protect the citizens of the State of Israel,” he wrote, recalling the breach of Israel’s borders that took place during Simchat Torah in 2023. His message combined mourning for the victims of murder, abduction and death in battle with a commitment to investigate the mistakes made that morning, learn from them and prepare the armed forces to face future threats. In addition to remembrance, Zamir stressed the obligation to examine what went wrong and turn the findings into concrete changes: “It is our duty to conduct thorough investigations and ensure that the lessons are put into practice, so that we can prove ourselves worthy of the trust the people have placed in us,” he wrote.
October 7, Zamir: “It is our duty to thoroughly investigate massacres”
Rome, Oct. 5 (LaPresse) – Israel has begun commemorations for the third anniversary of the terrorist attack and massacre of October 7, with ceremonies honoring the victims and a clear acknowledgment of responsibility by the Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces, Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir. In a special order addressed to soldiers, commanders, reservists and civilian employees, Zamir placed the armed forces’ failure at the center of his message. “The Israel Defense Forces failed in their supreme mission to protect the citizens of the State of Israel,” he wrote, recalling the breach of Israel’s borders that took place during Simchat Torah in 2023. His message combined mourning for the victims of murder, abduction and death in battle with a commitment to investigate the mistakes made that morning, learn from them and prepare the armed forces to face future threats. In addition to remembrance, Zamir stressed the obligation to examine what went wrong and turn the findings into concrete changes: “It is our duty to conduct thorough investigations and ensure that the lessons are put into practice, so that we can prove ourselves worthy of the trust the people have placed in us,” he wrote.