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State Commission of Inquiry

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara at Israel's 75th anniversary Independence Day ceremony, held at Mount Herzl, Jerusalem on April 25, 2023. (Kobi Gideon / GPO)
David Horovitz
Op-ed: Eight weeks to elections
David Horovitz
Netanyahu, who set policy and held the levers of power, now seeks to pin all blame for October 7 on others
Desperate for reelection, the PM claims he was a political victim on Oct. 7, while his wife spreads a foul conspiracy theory; but there's no escaping that the invasion took place on his watch, by a terrorist government whose rule in Gaza he insistently funded
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a statement on October 7, 2023, in Tel Aviv. (Screenshot/Benjamin Netanyahu via X)
September 5, 2026, 4:26 am
Report: Alerted to Hamas onslaught, Netanyahu took 2 hours to leave home, didn’t speak to IDF chief for 3
Told at 6.29 a.m. on Oct. 7 that Hamas was attacking, PM only arrived at IDF HQ at 9, according to office diary entry cited by Israeli TV; he’s acknowledged he ordered full IDF mobilization at 9.55
By ToI Staff
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
Israeli protesters hold large photographs of the 'beautiful 6' six Israeli hostages who were killed in Hamas captivity, as well as a banner reading, 'We will not forget they could have returned alive,' at a demonstration outside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's residence in Jerusalem, August 31, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/FLASH90)
August 31, 2026, 1:11 pm
Protesters mark 2 years since recovery of 6 slain Gaza hostages, demand Oct. 7 probe
Activists outside Netanyahu’s Jerusalem home display banner reading, ‘We will not forget they could have returned alive,’ hold photos of hostages who were killed in captivity
By ToI Staff
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
Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara, center, attends a meeting of the Knesset House Committee at the parliament in Jerusalem on June 9, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
August 19, 2026, 3:10 pm
Attorney general: Overdue state inquiry into Oct. 7 should now wait for next government
Gali Baharav-Miara reiterates support for top-level commission, proposes waiting despite harmful and ‘highly unusual’ amount of time government has let pass without investigating
By ToI Staff
Ruby (left) and Hagit Chen, parents of Itay, an IDF soldier who was killed fighting Hamas-led terrorists on October 7, 2023, and his body abducted to Gaza and returned in November 2025, speak at a rally in Tel Aviv's Habima Square, August 8, 2026. (Yoav Loeff / Pro-Democracy Protest Movement)
August 9, 2026, 3:01 am
Slain hostage’s parents urge public to only back parties vowing state Oct. 7 probe
At Tel Aviv protest, Itay Chen’s parents accuse government of trying to evade truth; Bennett, Liberman said discussing post-election union to block Eisenkot’s path to becoming PM
By Noam Lehmann and ToI Staff
Left: Nissim Louk speaks to Channel 12 news, May 17, 2024. (Channel 12 screenshot) Right: Transportation Minister Miri Regev speaks at the Muni Expo 2026 conference in Tel Aviv, on June 23, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
August 7, 2026, 10:50 am
‘You caused Oct 7’: Bereaved father rebukes Likud minister at Jerusalem campaign stop
Likud supporters call Nissim Louk, whose daughter Shani was murdered at the Nova festival, ‘trash,’ as he shouts at Miri Regev
By ToI Staff
Bereaved families turn their backs ahead of a vote in the Knesset on a politically-appointed probe of the October 7, 2023, attack, December 24, 2025 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 22, 2026, 11:31 pm
Government says no Oct. 7 inquiry before election, urges High Court not to intervene
In court filing 2.5 years after Hamas-led onslaught, state argues it didn’t have time to pass political commission bill, says nature of probe is a politically sensitive issue in run-up to vote
By Jeremy Sharon
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
State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman visits Kibbutz Misgav Am on the Israeli border with Lebanon, March 18, 2026. (Ayal Margolin/Flash90)
June 30, 2026, 12:41 am
High Court rules state comptroller exceeded his authority in several Oct. 7 probes
Justices say Matanyahu Englman did not have jurisdiction to investigate 4 specific areas of 2023 catastrophe, and must redo 4 other probes since he failed to speak to key officials
By Jeremy Sharon and ToI Staff
Photos of Israelis murdered at the Nova music festival on October 7, 2023, are posted at the site of the massacre, in southern Israel's Re'im, January 16, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
June 27, 2026, 9:05 am
Nearly three-quarters of Israelis fear a repeat of Oct. 7-style attack, poll finds
66% of respondents to Channel 12 survey also want security debacle to be probed by a state commission of inquiry appointed by the chief justice, which Netanyahu rejects
By ToI Staff
Israeli lawmakers attend a Constitution, Law and Justice Committee meeting at the Knesset June 9, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 9, 2026, 11:12 pm
Knesset panel revises bill creating political Oct. 7 probe, preserves coalition control
Constitution Committee removes controversial clause added last week allowing comptroller to fill vacant seats on panel, but bill allows probe to go ahead without opposition involved
By Ariela Karmel and ToI Staff
Attorney Michael Rabello, elected by MKs as state comptroller on June 3, 2026, seen at the Knesset on June 1, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 8, 2026, 4:05 am
Updated bill on Oct. 7 probe allows new comptroller to fill spots boycotted by opposition
Michael Rabello, Netanyahu’s former lawyer who argued before High Court against a state commission of inquiry, set to shape politically appointed investigation into massacre – if he keeps the job
By ToI Staff
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