"Coincidence" #20: Delays in Arming Reserve Fighters

Sergeant Gal Schwartz, a fighter in a reserve battalion belonging to the Southern Brigade, reported that on October 7, he and many other soldiers arrived at assembly areas in the south, ready to join the fight. However, they were left at the base without weapons and did not go out to battle.
Schwartz recounted, "We trained precisely for this scenario—a raid by 200 Hamas terrorists on the Storm outpost. We were trained to fight against Hamas, we knew the threat, and we were ready to engage."
He continued, "We arrived at the reserve around noon, just minutes away from the settlements under attack, where people were being murdered, but we were left in Tsalim without action until Monday. By noon, 80% of our battalion was already there, waiting for orders. Despite being so close to the conflict, we were not given weapons. There was an armory, but we did not receive weapons until midnight."
Schwartz emphasized, "If our battalion had been deployed at 1:00 p.m., we could have changed the situation. Four hundred fighters could have made a significant difference. I believe the problem lies with the chain of command."

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