Warning of a return to the concept: "If events occur in two communities, one of them will have to manage alone"

A report by the 'October Council', nearly three years after October 7, reveals testimonies and documents about a return to the mechanism that preceded the disaster. Soldiers and female observers describe fear of speaking out, a shortage of personnel, and Hamas testing the limits of the Israeli response. The report presents seven warning lights, including maintaining a renewed concept and silencing whistleblowers.

A comprehensive report by the 'October Council', an organization of families affected by October 7, warns of a return to the security concept that preceded the disaster. The report, published nearly three years after the massacre, is based on dozens of testimonies from female observers, soldiers, and former senior security officials, alongside documents and recordings. The main finding: Hamas has not yet been disarmed, continues to recruit, produce, and re-establish governance mechanisms, and systematically tests the limits of the Israeli response by crossing the yellow line. Soldiers describe a feeling of 'hands tied' and a severe shortage of personnel: 'We are at minimal strength, desperately searching for people to fill gaps. If two incidents occur in two communities, one of them will have to manage alone.' Female observers report repeated silencing, similar to the period before October 7. Former senior officials claim that the fear of speaking reaches the top, and that the Prime Minister's envoys run a deterrence campaign against whistleblowers. The report notes 14 violations documented in a single day in August 2026, 11 of which were classified as 'a developing threat to our forces.'

Warning of a return to the concept: "If events occur in two communities, one of them will have to manage alone"