Brigadier General Yossi Sariel, commander of Israel's military intelligence Unit 8200, has announced his resignation, accepting personal responsibility for the unit's failure to prevent the deadly October 7 Hamas-led attack. This incident, which resulted in the deaths of nearly 1,200 people and the kidnapping of around 240, has been described as one of the biggest failures in Israeli intelligence history. Sariel communicated his decision in an emotional resignation letter, acknowledging that he did not meet the expectations of his role. His resignation follows that of other senior Israeli defense and security officials over the incident. Unit 8200, comparable to the US NSA, came under heavy scrutiny for not acting on detailed intelligence reports about Hamas’s operational plans. The resignation marks another significant shakeup in Israel’s military intelligence leadership.