October 7 Commission of Inquiry

Opposition leaders vow to form Oct. 7 probe as first act of new gov't, demand truth from Netanyahu

"As soon as a government under our leadership is established, we will establish a state-led commission of inquiry that will investigate the failures that led to the October 7 massacre," they said.

Naftali Bennett (L), Gadi Eisenkot, Avigdor Liberman.
Moshe Feiglin attends a hearing at the Israeli Supreme Court in Jerusalem on petitions challenging the UNRWA laws passed by the Knesset, August 3, 2026

Feiglin: There was 'terrible betrayal dismantling IDF' before Oct. 7 massacre, forgives Smotrich

Sara Netanyahu attends the Negev Conference in the southern city of Dimona, southern Israel, July 17, 2026.

How Sara Netanyahu’s October 7 remark successfully hijacked the Israeli election agenda - analysis

Sara Netanyahu attends a cornerstone-laying ceremony for the Atarot Heritage Center in northern Jerusalem, July 5, 2026.

Sara Netanyahu hints at conspiracy that Yair Golan had early knowledge of October 7 massacre


High Court questions comptroller’s authority to probe core Oct. 7 failures

The petitions seek to halt or limit Matanyahu Englman’s audit of the October 7 failures, arguing that the scale of the disaster requires a broader, independent investigative mechanism.

Israeli State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman at the annual Jerusalem Conference of the 'Besheva' group in Jerusalem, February 16, 2026.

Outgoing air force chief Tomer Bar calls for independent inquiry of October 7

Bar insists that the current state of affairs, in which the political class has not been probed at all for two-and-a-half years, is unacceptable.

Outgoing air force chief Tomer Bar

High Court gives Israeli gov't until July 1 to update on progress of Oct. 7 probe framework

"After receiving the update, a decision will be made regarding the further handling of the petitions," the High Court of Justice said in a statement.

A memorial ceremony at the Nova festival marking two years since the October 7 massacre when Hamas terrorists infiltrated southern Israel, murdering more than 1,200 people. October 07, 2025.

Opposition vows to establish Oct. 7 probe as bereaved families clash at High Court hearing

“Anyone who says ‘later’ about investigating the October 7 massacre means ‘never,” Bennett said.

Bereaved families opposing a state commission of inquiry protest outside a hearing on a petition demanding the formation of a state commission of inquiry into the October 7 massacre at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, April 23, 2026.

High Court's Oct. 7 probe hearing halted after breach attempt, justices debate ordering state probe

High Court October 7 inquiry hearing: Justices hear petitions to force the government to establish a state commission, two and a half years after the Hamas massacre.

A hearing on a petition demanding the formation of a state commission of inquiry into the October 7 massacre at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, April 23, 2026.

'Who is the baby-killer, coward?' Far-right activist confronts Yair Golan after left-wing protest

The October Council, which organized the protest at Habima Square in Tel Aviv, noted that this year would mark "the third Remembrance Day without answers."

Right-wing activist Mordechai David arrives for questioning at a police station in Tel Aviv, in central Israel, on February 1, 2026.

Israel's government risks unity by advancing divisive laws amid ongoing war with Iran - editorial

As Israel continues to face war, the government's focus on divisive legislation is distracting from critical wartime priorities and risking further division within the country.

A man brandish Israeli flags following an Iranian strike in Givatayim, in the center of Israel on March 6, 2026.

Gov’t, IDF had no approved mass civilian evacuation plan pre-Oct. 7, comptroller report finds

As of October 7, Israel still has zero approved national operational evacuation plans and has conducted no emergency drills for a mass civilian displacement scenario, the comptroller found.

 People queue as Israelis are evacuated from the southern town of Sderot, near Israel's border with Gaza, October 15, 2023

Bereaved families support compromise framework to probe October 7 failures

The proposal, described by the mother of a slain hostage as “a breakthrough unlike anything I’ve seen," would see the commission be granted full traditional state powers.

Friends and family members of October 7 victims grieve over loved ones' deaths at the site of the Nova music festival a year after the Hamas massacre.

If the political elite keep performing for cameras, Israel will never be able to heal - editorial

Since October 7, opposition figures have argued that they would have governed, prepared, and responded better than Benjamin Netanyahu and his coalition.

A VIEW of Kibbutz Be’eri shows a destroyed home from a world left behind on Oct. 7, 2023, when Hamas terrorists, Palestinian civilians, UNWRA workers, and media members infiltrated Gaza border communities and massacred 1,200 people.