After IDF shares probe into failures at Moshav Mivtahim on Oct. 7, community calls for state commission of inquiry

Following the publication of an IDF probe this morning into its failures to defend Moshav Mivtahim during the Hamas-led October 7, 2023, massacre in southern Israel, the community is calling for the establishment of an independent state commission of inquiry to investigate systemic shortcomings across all levels of leadership.

“Only such an investigation can ensure historical justice, public trust, and true accountability to the fallen, the abducted, the survivors, and the entire communities of the Gaza border region,” the community says in a statement.

The residents also pay tribute to members of the moshav’s emergency squad and an off-duty soldier from nearby Yesha who were killed defending the community on that fateful day, as well as two young residents murdered at the Zohar Junction.

While welcoming the IDF’s apology and acceptance of responsibility, the community stresses that “an investigation is never the final word,” and calls for swift and meaningful action to ensure such a failure never happens again.