Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned against the involvement of “former officials” in the investigation into the October 7 massacre in a Telegram post on Thursday.
“In recent days, we have witnessed an organized campaign of pressure by senior ‘former officials’ seeking to distort the facts and dictate to the government how it should act,” Netanyahu wrote.
He said these figures “allowed anarchy to infiltrate state systems and harm the cohesion of the IDF and security apparatus by promoting refusal [to follow orders]. Today, they are attempting to influence the nature of the investigation that will examine the failures they led in the October 7 disaster.”
Netanyahu emphasized that these individuals “must not be involved in decisions or considerations determining how the disaster will be investigated. This is a clear conflict of interest.”
Netanyahu called for 'broad, impartial' committee
He called for the National Inquiry Committee to be “broad, impartial, professional, represent the entire public, including both opposition and coalition equally, and be committed to only one thing: the truth for the sake of Israel’s security.”
Additionally, Netanyahu mentioned the United States, noting that “such an equitable committee, half democratic, half republican, was established in the United States after the 9/11 disaster and performed excellently. In this regard, what worked for America will work for Israel.”