“All of us really feel that the identical safety cowl we had been all the time happy with – we failed to supply it to the individuals of Israel on October seventh,” Bar mentioned at a memorial ceremony held on the Shin Wager headquarters in Tel Aviv on Monday.
“All of us really feel the loss, the sensation that we might have prevented it, and because the head of the company and accountable for the company’s actions, I really feel it maybe greater than anybody,” he added.
Bar said the Shin Wager is endeavor an “in-depth investigation of its position within the Oct. 7 failures”.
“A painful and vital investigation. We’ll be taught from this and proper what’s required,” he continued, including, “With out the general public’s belief within the state establishments and us, we now have no proper to exist.”
Israel has waged a brutal offensive on the Gaza Strip in retaliation for the Oct. 7 Hamas assault, which killed 1,200 individuals.
Greater than 35,000 Palestinians have since been killed in Gaza, the overwhelming majority of whom have been girls and youngsters, and over 78,700 others injured, based on Palestinian well being authorities.
Over seven months into the Israeli struggle, huge swathes of Gaza lay in ruins, pushing 85% of the enclave’s inhabitants into inner displacement amid a crippling blockade of meals, clear water, and medication, based on the UN.
Israel stands accused of genocide on the Worldwide Courtroom of Justice. An interim ruling in January mentioned it’s “believable” that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza and ordered Tel Aviv to cease such acts and take measures to ensure that humanitarian help is offered to civilians in Gaza.