Yarden Bibas joins hundreds of families of Oct. 7 victims demanding state inquiry

Hundreds of relatives of victims of Oct. 7, as well as former hostages, have joined a group demanding the formation of a state commission of inquiry into the disaster.

Among those joining the October Council, which says it now unites 1,500 families, is freed hostage Yarden Bibas, whose family was murdered in captivity; freed hostages Rimon Kirsht Buchshtav, Sharon Aloni Cunio, Keren Munder, Yagil Yaakov, Noga Weiss and Shiri Weiss; the wife of murdered hostage Tsahi Idan; the daughter of murdered hostage Shlomo Mantzur; the mother of freed hostage Daniella Gilboa; the mother of freed hostage Karina Ariev; the father of freed hostage Arbel Yehud; the father of freed hostage Omer Wenkert; and more.

“We, the families of the hostages, demand that the Israeli government immediately establish a state commission of inquiry to thoroughly and comprehensively investigate [the events] with full transparency, including the management of the negotiations for the return of our loved ones,” the families say in a statement.

“Only a state commission of inquiry can provide us with answers, offer some solace to our souls, and prevent the next disaster. The failure to establish such a commission and draw lessons would mean harming the security of the state,” they say.