The Israeli military head resigns due to a “failure” on October 7.

The head of Israel’s military, Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi, resigned on Tuesday over his responsibility for its “failure” during the Palestinian militant group Hamas’ attack on October 7, 2023.

In his resignation letter, released by the army, Halevi said he was leaving “due to my acknowledgement of responsibility for the (military’s) failure on October 7.”

He said he was leaving at a time of “significant successes” for the military, though he also said that “not all” of Israel’s war goals had been achieved.

“The objectives of the war have not all been achieved. The army will continue to fight to further dismantle Hamas and its governing capabilities, ensure the return of the hostages” and enable Israelis displaced by militant attacks to return home, he said.

Major General Yaron Finkelman, the head of Israel’s southern military command, which is responsible for Gaza, also resigned.

The pair’s resignation comes days into a ceasefire with Hamas that brought to a halt 15 months of war sparked by the deadliest attack in Israel’s history.

Halevi requested to leave his role on March 6, saying “until then, I will complete the inquiries into the events of October 7 and strengthen the (military’s) readiness.”

On October 7, 2023 thousands of Palestinian fighters stormed into southern Israel from Gaza, killing 1,200 people and capturing more than 250 hostages, according to Israeli tallies.

Since then, more than 47,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks that reduced the Gaza strip to a wasteland, according to medical officials in the enclave.