Israel's top general on Tuesday became the highest-ranking official to resign over Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023 attack, the worst security failure in the country's history.

The chief of Israel’s military announced his resignation, taking responsibility for the failures that led to the Hamas attack on Oct. 7, 2023. The Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff, Herzi Halevi, is the latest senior Israeli leader to announce his resignation in the wake of the Oct.

Israel’s top general resigned Tuesday, taking responsibility for security failures tied to Hamas’ surprise attack that triggered the war in Gaza and adding to pressure on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,

Israel's army chief Herzi Halevi said on Tuesday he would resign on March 6, taking responsibility for the massive security lapse on Oct. 7, 2023, when Palestinian Hamas gunmen from Gaza carried out a cross-border attack on Israel.