High Court hearing on Oct. 7 probe restarts after opponents tried to storm courtroom

The High Court hearing over petitions demanding a state commission of inquiry into the October 7 invasion and atrocities restarts, after right-wing supporters of the government tried to break into the courtroom.

The hearing was stopped for security reasons, after several people tried to enter the courtroom without permission. The court security guards “dealt with the situation,” Deputy Supreme Court President Noam Sohlberg says tersely.

Sohlberg and the other justices were evacuated form the courtroom for some 30 minutes amid the incident.

Footage from outside the courtroom shows one woman who entered through the outer door of the courtroom being ejected back through it by a security guard. A mob of protesters then gathers outside the outer doors which are locked by guards, with the crowd chanting anti-court slogans in front of the courtroom door, including “Judge the judges,” calling Supreme Court President Isaac Amit “a dictator,” and demanding to be let into the hearing.

One woman can be seen rattling the door of the courtroom during the uproar before being stopped by the security guards.

בג"ץ ועדת חקירה ממלכתית לטבח השבעה באוקטובר: הדיון בבג"ץ הופסק בשל ניסיון של אזרחים להתפרץ לאולם. בתוך האולם באמצע הדיון, לפתע הודיעו ממשמר בית המשפט: השופטים צריכים להיכנס ללשכות, והדיון הופסק. בסרטון: זה מה שקרה מחוץ לאולם, בניסיון להתפרץ לתוכו???????? pic.twitter.com/6Izo9Iwrr2

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