The IDF Chief of Staff, LTG Eyal Zamir, and the General Staff Forum held a memorial ceremony Monday morning at the Zikim base to mark three years since the October 7 Hamas massacre, with families of fallen soldiers and wounded veterans in attendance. Zamir stated that the IDF failed its mission to protect Israeli citizens three years ago and that the responsibility obligates the military not only to remember but to change.
This morning, LTG Eyal Zamir and the IDF General Staff Forum gathered at the Zikim base for a memorial ceremony marking three years since the October 7, 2023 Hamas massacre. The event was attended by families of fallen soldiers and veterans wounded in the attack.
Zamir, who earlier today issued a formal order of the day acknowledging the IDF's failure to protect Israeli civilians on October 7, repeated that message at the ceremony. "Three years ago, the IDF failed in its mission to protect the citizens of the State of Israel," he said. "That responsibility obligates us not only to remember — but to change."
The ceremony, held on the third anniversary, is part of the military's ongoing internal reckoning with the disaster. As The Zioneer reported earlier today, Zamir has vowed a fundamental overhaul of the IDF's doctrine and readiness to prevent a repeat.
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