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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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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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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