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Israel Moves to Form Independent October 7 Inquiry After Cabinet Vote

A Netanyahu-led ministerial committee will define the body's mandate within 45 days.

Members of Israeli security forces continue to search for identification and personal belongings at the Nova music festival site near the border with Gaza, in Kibbutz Re'im, Israel, on October 12, 2023.
Thousands of Israelis gather Saturday in Tel Aviv, Israel, to demand an official investigation into the events of October 7, 2023.
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a plenary session at the Knesset in Jerusalem on November 10.
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Overview

  • The cabinet approved establishing an independent commission with full investigative powers and a composition intended to reflect broad public consensus.
  • Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was assigned to lead a ministerial committee that will recommend the commission’s mandate, membership and authorities within the 45‑day window.
  • National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir pressed to include the attorney general and other legal officials in the probe and referenced prior cabinet assessments he says portrayed Hamas as deterred.
  • Ministers Orit Struck and Gideon Sa’ar urged excluding the political echelon from the panel to bolster public trust, and Education Minister Yoav Kish emphasized the need for broad public support.
  • The move stops short of a statutory state commission, drawing criticism from figures such as Gadi Eisenkot who argue the government’s process risks a whitewash and call for a legally constituted inquiry.