The Israeli military’s chief of staff on Sunday summoned about a dozen senior commanders to let them know they would be ousted or disciplined for failures related to the Hamas-led attack that ignited the war in the Gaza Strip.

It was the most sweeping and punitive action against members of the Israeli military in the more than two years since Oct, 7, 2023 — the deadliest day in Israel’s history.

The decision by the chief of staff, Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir, to hold some commanders responsible carries symbolic weight, even if they are not from the top echelons of the military. Investigations into the failings of Israeli institutions before the attack and on the day it occurred have been a matter of intense national debate.

Zamir said in a statement Sunday that the Israeli military had “failed

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