Bereaved families turn their backs on MKs ahead of vote on politically appointed Oct. 7 probe

24 December 2025, 2:39 pm

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Bereaved families turn their backs ahead of a vote in the Knesset on a politically-appointed probe of the October 7, 2023, attack, December 24, 2025 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Bereaved families turn their backs on lawmakers in the Knesset ahead of a vote on a contentious bill to establish a politically appointed probe into October 7.

According to Channel 12 news, relatives of dozens of those killed on October 7, 2023, and in the subsequent war, are present in the plenum ahead of the vote.

They stand up and turn their backs on the MKs, while holding images of their loved ones alongside questions they want answered including “Why was permission given for a party to be held near the border?” a reference to the Nova festival, and “Who ignored the warnings of the surveillance soldiers?”