Police will begin presenting the findings of their probes evaluating law enforcement’s response to the October 7, 2023, massacre to the families of the victims tomorrow, the agency announces, after a year of investigating.
The force discreetly launched several probes overseen by senior officers in August 2025, which were meant to assess how police responded to the Hamas-led attacks on Israeli communities throughout the Gaza border region.
Police chief Danny Levy stressed the probes would not assign blame to individuals, Hebrew outlets said at the time. Instead, they were reportedly meant to help police draw operational conclusions to strengthen law enforcement’s emergency preparedness.
At this point, all probes have been approved by the police senior command, police say, noting that the investigations were presented a week ago to officers who survived combat against Hamas terrorists during the invasion.
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