IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir said at the Air Force commander handover ceremony that "on October 7, the force - like the entire IDF that failed - did not fulfill its mission to defend the State of Israel. This failure accompanies us every day and obligates us to fulfill our responsibility and investigate." Zamir added: "We are closely monitoring the events in the Persian Gulf; we are prepared to respond with force against any attempt to harm Israel."

