Dayan's conviction had two major consequences: Dayan refused to approve Elazar's request for a general call-up of the reserves (Elazar nevertheless eventually decided independently on a limited call-up, beginning on 5 October).
Dayans holdning havde to væsentlige konsekvenser: Dayan afviste at godkende Elazars anmodning om en generalmobilisering af reserverne (Elazar endte dog med på egen hånd at beslutte en delmobilisering den 5. oktober).