Probe shows how IDF failed to reach Gaza border kibbutz in October 7 attack

Roughly 100 Hamas gunmen overran Kibbutz Holit within minutes of the Oct. 7 attack, while nearby IDF battalions did not enter for hours. The probe cites a collapse in command and a 'professional mistake' in decision-making

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Probe shows how IDF failed to reach Gaza border kibbutz in October 7 attack

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Roughly 100 Hamas gunmen overran Kibbutz Holit within minutes of the Oct. 7 attack, while nearby IDF battalions did not enter for hours. The probe cites a collapse in command and a 'professional mistake' in decision-making

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Yaniv Kubovich

11:34 AM • April 27 2026 IDT

The IDF failed in its mission to protect the citizens of the Gaza border community of Kibbutz Holit, according to an official army probe released on Monday – two and a half years after Hamas' surprise attack on southern Israel.

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