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October Council

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi (left) and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attend a cadets graduation ceremony at the IDF's officers school in southern Israel, known as Bahad 1, March 7, 2024. (Amos Ben Gershom/GPO)
September 3, 2026, 4:14 pm
‘Unfathomable’: PM slammed over news he waited 3 hours to speak with IDF chief on Oct. 7
‘Our brothers and sisters were still alive,’ fumes October Council, after public broadcaster says Netanyahu didn’t talk to Herzi Halevi until 9:45 a.m., as massacres were unfolding
By ToI Staff and Emanuel Fabian
Bereaved families of the October 7 massacre, members of the October Council, attend a press conference in Tel Aviv, August 24, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
August 24, 2026, 7:26 pm
‘Hair-raising’: Oct. 7 bereaved families say Israel again downplaying Hamas threat
October Council report shows terror operatives crossing ceasefire line daily, planting explosives, stealing arms, but forces not allowed to respond and officials afraid to speak up
By ToI Staff
Family and friends attend the funeral of three members of the Sharabi family, Lian, Noya and Yahel, who were murdered by Hamas terrorists in Kibbutz Be'eri on October 7, 2023, in Moshav Kfar HaRif, southern Israel, October 25, 2023. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
July 7, 2026, 12:35 am
Knesset advances controversial bill for politically appointed Oct. 7 probe in 1st reading
Opposition boycotts 59-0 vote, accuses coalition of whitewashing its role in the disaster; legislation would enable the government to appoint the panel investigating its own conduct
By Ariela Karmel
Protesters including former hostages and families of hostages demanding a state commission of inquiry march to Tel Aviv's Hostages Square during events marking the 1,000th day since the Hamas-led October 7, 2023, massacre, July 2, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
July 3, 2026, 2:34 am
‘We won’t give up’: Crowd marking 1,000 days since Oct. 7 vows to keep demanding state inquiry
Former hostage Rom Braslavski says ‘personal war’ against PTSD continues; at least 7 arrested blocking Ayalon Highway ahead of rally at Hostages Square, where speakers slam government
By ToI Staff
Protesters demonstrate outside the Knesset in Jerusalem, during events marking the 1,000th day since the October 7 massacre, July 2, 2026 (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
July 2, 2026, 6:29 pm
Survivors rail at government on 1,000th day since Oct. 7: ‘They’ve never taken responsibility’
Families and former hostages denounce government for ducking responsibility for massacre, demand state commission of inquiry, pan Netanyahu, Smotrich, for out of touch comments
By Sam Sokol, Nava Freiberg and ToI Staff
Bereaved families take part in an October Council press conference in Tel Aviv, June 25, 2026, about plans to mark 1,000 days since the October 7 massacre. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
July 2, 2026, 6:11 am
Families mark 1,000 days since Oct. 7 with memorials, protests, moment of silence
October Council requests Israelis fall silent for a minute at 10 a.m. to observe somber anniversary, which will also include a convoy touring hard-hit communities near Gaza border
By ToI Staff
Justices hear petitions demanding the formation of a state commission of inquiry into security failures surrounding the Hamas-led onslaught of October 7, 2023, at the High Court in Jerusalem on April 23, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/ Flash90)
April 27, 2026, 9:32 pm
Court doesn’t order state inquiry into Oct. 7, gives government 2 months to decide on probe
Bereaved families decry ‘slap in the face’ after judges chide government for failure to probe onslaught, but say another ‘suitable framework’ could be found
By Jeremy Sharon and ToI Staff
Bereaved families lay flowers in memory of their loved ones during a protest and memorial ceremony at Tel Aviv's Habima Square, April 18, 2026. (Naama Zeevi Rivlin / Pro-Democracy Protest Movement)
April 19, 2026, 12:28 am
‘We won’t let them forget’: Ahead of Memorial Day, Tel Aviv protest demands Oct. 7 inquiry
‘A second Holocaust happened to my family,’ says Ofri Bibas, vowing Netanyahu won’t ‘evade accountability’; bereaved relative accuses government of wanting families to ‘move on’
By Noam Lehmann and ToI Staff
Ronen Bar, head of the Shin Bet security service, attends a ceremony on May 5, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
February 26, 2026, 2:53 pm
Oct. 7 bereaved families fume as ex-Shin Bet chief said co-founding leadership project
Ronen Bar reportedly on managing board of new program with Reichman University; victims’ relatives insist anyone responsible for failures that enabled Hamas attack can’t teach leadership
By Stuart Winer and ToI Staff
Activists calling for a state commission of inquiry into the October 7, 2023, attack protest outside the home of Education Minister Yoav Kisch in Hod Hasharon, December 24, 2025. (Tal Gal/Flash90)
December 24, 2025, 12:09 pm
Protesters rally at ministers’ homes ahead of first vote on government’s Oct. 7 probe
One arrested outside Knesset speaker’s home, suspected of attacking police; father of soldier slain in massacre says government ‘spitting in the faces’ of those who lost loved ones
By ToI Staff
Activists calling for the establishment of a state commission of inquiry into Hamas's October 7, 2023, massacre protest outside the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem, December 22, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
December 22, 2025, 2:21 pm
3 arrested in protest at PM’s office as backers of state Oct. 7 probe vow ‘week of rage’
Demonstrations to ramp up as ministerial committee advances government’s plan for politically appointed investigation of October 7 attack, rather than state commission of inquiry
By ToI Staff
Anti-government protesters lift up placards during a demonstration against the prime minister and in support of establishing a state commission of inquiry into Hamas's October 7, 2023, attacks on Israel, in Tel Aviv on November 15, 2025. (Jack GUEZ / AFP)
December 21, 2025, 6:26 pm
‘Smokescreen’: Bereaved families attack government-sponsored October 7 probe
As Netanyahu slated to determine scope of investigation into the failures surrounding the attack, October Council says committee’s ‘sole purpose’ is to absolve PM of responsibility
By ToI Staff
Anti-government protesters demand a state commission of inquiry at a rally in Tel Aviv on November 8, 2025. (Jack GUEZ / AFP)
December 14, 2025, 11:55 am
Former hostages, bereaved families demand Netanyahu open October 7 state probe
22 survivors of captivity and dozens of hostages’ relatives sign letter urging commission of inquiry to ‘investigate all aspects’ of security debacle and subsequent decision-making
By ToI Staff
President Isaac Herzog meets with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (not pictured) at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, December 6, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
December 10, 2025, 11:50 pm
Herzog said to host secret talks with bereaved families on forming Oct. 7 state probe
Unsourced report claims participants asked to sign confidentiality forms; Herzog’s office says President’s Residence serves as space for ‘open dialogue’ on all issues
By Nava Freiberg
L-R: Yoram Yehudai, whose son Ron was killed at the Nova festival, in a video statement released on November 5, 2025. (Screenshot/October Council); Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the graduation of an IDF officers' course, October 30, 2025. (Noam Revkin Fenton/FLASH90)
November 5, 2025, 2:19 pm
Bereaved father interrupts PM’s court hearing with demand for state Oct. 7 inquiry
Yoram Yehudai, whose son Ron was killed at the Nova festival, says Netanyahu has refused to meet him, but he will ‘pursue’ premier until an impartial panel is established
By ToI Staff
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