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IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi stated on Monday at a ceremony marking 31 years since Yitzhak Rabin’s assassination that a culture of complacency (‘it will be fine’) contributed to the October 7th attacks, echoing warnings Rabin himself had issued. Halevi, speaking in his capacity as a military officer, emphasised the importance of personal responsibility over passive acceptance of risk.

Halevi described Rabin’s assassination as ‘a deep wound in the history of the state’ and called for stronger measures against those who incite violence. The Chief of Staff’s remarks represent a significant institutional reflection on the security failures that preceded October 7th, directly connecting organisational culture to the catastrophic breach of Israeli defences.

The statement reflects ongoing internal military and political examination of the circumstances that allowed Hamas to launch its unprecedented attack, which killed approximately 1,200 Israelis and led to the current conflict in Gaza.

Sources: Walla, www.israelhayom.co.il, Times of Israel, Jerusalem Post, Ynet