The High Court of Justice cleared for publication that Lt.-Col. Aryeh Amidror was the Gaza Division's intelligence officer on October 7, 2023. Amidror is the son of Yaakov Amidror, a former head of the National Security Council who has commented on various television channels throughout the war.
Lt.-Col. Amidror is considered to have firmly rejected the possibility that Hamas would carry out its raid scenario, known as the "Jericho Wall" plan, which was ultimately implemented in full on the morning of the October 7 attack.
Despite attempts by W., a noncommissioned officer from Military Intelligence's Unit 8200, to warn Lt.-Col. Amidror that she had identified signs that Hamas was preparing for a raid and that the plan was operational, the division's intelligence officer dismissed her concerns and told her it was a "completely imaginary scenario."
By the end of September 2023, W. had become increasingly alarmed and again contacted commanders in the Gaza Division after identifying unusual activity within Hamas.
Lt.-Col. Amidror, however, told her a raid plan was unlikely and decided to discuss the issue after Sukkot.
IDF confirms Amidror was released from military service
In September, the military confirmed that IDF Manpower Directorate chief, Maj.-Gen. Dado Bar Kalifa had released Amidror (referred to then as Lt.-Col. "A") from military service.
On November 23, 2025, IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir ruled that a number of military officers bore command responsibility for the failures of the October 7 massacre, and that command-level measures should be taken regarding them.
Due to Amidror's role as the division's senior intelligence officer, it was decided following Zamir's ruling to initiate the process to review whether he should be released from military service.
James Genn contributed to this report.