The Israeli Army’s lead spokesman, one of the main public persons in his criticism from the Minister of Defense Israel Kats, will resign from his post and will be demobilized, as announced today.
The army said that Lieutenant General Daniel Hagari, a former Special Forces officer, would leave at the end of his term and that he worked “at a time of one of the most complex wars in Israel’s history with professionalism and dedication”.
Israeli media reported that an expected promotion was hindered by the new head of the army, General Eyal Zamir, and that the retirement of the Hangari was a consequence of his tense relations with high -ranking ministers.
The Hangari was officially reprimanded by the then Chief of the Israeli General Staff General Herci Halevi in December that he exceeded his powers as a spokesman when he criticized part of a proposed legislation to decrimulate the transmission of confidential military information to the Prime Minister.
Defense Minister Israel Kats said that the comments of the haggard were “a complete derogation from his responsibilities”.
Hangari issued a statement but apologizing, but was accepted by further pressure when Kats criticized Halevi for not fully working with a survey by the Auditor General for Army failures during the attack on October 7, 2023 in Israel from Hamas.
Israeli media conveyed comments from a spokesman for Kats who criticized the Hangari after the army issued a statement saying he was working with the investigation.
The Hangari was a familiar person on Israeli television screens since the start of the war, giving regular updates as well as video statements from Gaza and other locations.
Halevi himself resigned, taking responsibility for the Army’s failures over the attack of October 7, 2023, in Israel by armed people led by Hamas who killed 1,200 people and transported another 251 to Gaza as hostages.
Israel’s campaign in Gaza has caused the deaths of at least 48,000 Palestinians and the destruction of the coastal enclave resulting in most of the population residing in bombed buildings or tents.
