He reported Israeli media reported today, Thursday, the resignation of the commander of Unit 8200 in the Military Intelligence Division, Brigadier General Yossi Shariel, andIsraeli police chief in the West Bank, Major General Uzi Levy, bringing the number of resignations from the police alone to 3 in one month.
Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper reported that Yossi Shariel informed Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi of his resignation from his position after being responsible for the intelligence failures on October 7 and before, while the Jerusalem Post reported that Levy informed the police commissioner of his resignation.
Hebrew platforms also circulated a letter attributed to the commander of Unit 8200, in which he confirmed his resignation, saying, “On October 7, I failed in my mission… Today, after the completion of the initial investigations, I would like to exercise my personal responsibility and hand over command to my successor.”
For its part, Channel 12 Israel reported that within one month in the Israeli police, the commander of the investigations unit, the commander of the northern brigade, and the commander of the West Bank brigade resigned.
The Investigations Division and the West Bank Brigade are among the most important parts of the Israeli police, and new leaders are being appointed to these divisions under the leadership of National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, which strengthens Ben-Gvir’s control over the Israeli police apparatus.
Unit 8200 is the largest unit in the Israeli Military Intelligence Directorate, and is responsible for collecting key information, developing and continuously updating information collection tools, analyzing and processing data, and delivering information to the relevant authorities. This unit often participates and operates from within combat zones.
Criticisms and accusations escalate from time to time among Israeli officials, especially between the political and security levels, regarding the failure of Operation “Noah’s Flood” launched by the Palestinian resistance, in addition to several Israeli investigations into responsibility for the security and intelligence failure in this regard.
Earlier, Israel’s Channel 12 reported that Halevi had claimed responsibility for what happened on October 7, and decided last February to begin internal investigations into all army units.
This coincides with the criticism Israel is witnessing of the police and its management, to the point of accusing Ben Gvir of turning the apparatus into a private militia and employing the police to beat government opponents, especially those demonstrating demanding a prisoner exchange deal with Hamas and holding early elections.
This comes in light of the ongoing Israeli war on Gaza, and following the Israeli army’s announcement earlier this month that the commander of the ground forces, Major General Tamir Yadai, had resigned from his position “for personal reasons,” according to Hebrew media.