Eli Zeira, who served as Israel’s chief of military intelligence, has passed away at the age of 97. His handling of intelligence during the Yom Kipp, 1973, has been a subject of debate. Zeira disregarded reports from Egyptian and Syrian military sources indicating an impending attack, which led to a lack of preparation by the Israeli military. A commission of inquiry later criticized him for this oversight, attributing the unpreparedness to his actions.