IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir said Tuesday that the Israeli military has completed its internal investigations into the catastrophic failures that enabled Hamas�s October 7, 2023 onslaught and is now shifting focus toward implementing lessons learned and reshaping the army�s future doctrine.

Zamir made the remarks during a learning session with the IDF�s top command echelon, as the military works to formulate its multi-year operational and strategic work plan in the wake of the deadliest attack in Israel�s history.

�The IDF has completed the investigations of the events of October 7,� Zamir said in comments released by the military. �The purpose of today is to formulate an IDF plan for the future and to move forward.�

According to the IDF, the session marked a transition from diagnosis to action, as the army seeks to overhaul planning, readiness, intelligence integration, and force deployment based on the failures exposed before and during Hamas�s assault on southern Israel.

�The lessons of October 7 are the foundation for the IDF�s change in the coming years,� Zamir said. �They will accompany us going forward, and it is our duty to continue to embed them in the IDF�s new strategic concept.�

Zamir emphasized that the responsibility now lies with senior commanders to ensure the lessons are not confined to reports or briefings, but are fully translated into operational reality. �Our goal is for the lessons of the war to be fully implemented,� he said. �I trust this forum to lead the IDF toward renewal and growth.�

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