From the Liveblog of
Monday, February 10, 2025
Cabinet meeting ends; decision on forming state commission of inquiry delayed by 3 months
A cabinet meeting ends after some four hours of discussions on potentially forming a state commission of inquiry into the failure to prevent Hamas’s October 7, 2023, onslaught, Hebrew media reports.
The ministers decide to hold another meeting on the subject in 90 days.
The meeting was convened only due to a December 2024 ruling from the High Court of Justice, which ordered the government to hold a hearing on the establishment of a state commission of inquiry within 60 days.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has repeatedly ruled out the possibility of establishing any inquiry before the end of the war, and critics have alleged he seeks to establish a panel with fewer powers than a state commission, fearing it would implicate him in the disaster.
