October 7 Commission of Inquiry

What happened to the accountability of Israeli leadership? - opinion

The real problem is that leadership needs the concept of guilt in order to correct itself.

Protesters commemorate 1,000 days since the October 7 Massacre on July 2, 2026.
Yisrael Beytenu leader MK Avigdor Liberman leads a faction meeting at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, July 6, 2026

Netanyahu a ‘burden to Trump,' dismantled US-Israel ties, Liberman tells ‘Post’ - interview

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seen after a court hearing in his trial, at the District Court in Jerusalem, June 29, 2026

Why Netanyahu rejected compromise with Noam Sohlberg in probing October 7 - analysis

Protesters demonstrate outside the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem, during events marking the 1,000th day since the October 7 massacre, July 2, 2026.

Knesset passes in first reading bill to establish political probe into October 7


Two-thirds of Israelis support immediately forming commission of inquiry into October 7, poll finds

The main point of contention, the poll found, is whether or not the judiciary should be involved in the inquiry committee. 

A memorial ceremony at the Nova festival marking two years since the October 7 massacre when Hamas terrorists infiltrated southern Israel, murdering more than 1200 people. October 07, 2025.

Gov't under fire after revised Oct. 7 inquiry bill drops wording on ‘full, thorough’ probe

Bereaved families accused the government of attempting to whitewash government failures through the revision, as lawmakers resumed debates on the continuous government bill.

Knesset Constitution, Law, and Justice Committee meeting on advancing the legislation on May 13, 2026.

Oct. 7 sexual violence was patterned, documented, prosecutable, new report argues

Civil Commission says Hamas and its collaborators weaponized bodies, families, and digital platforms during massacre and captivity.

View of the damage caused by Hezbollah in Kibbutz Manara, on the Israeli border with Lebanon, December 2, 2024.

The blame for October 7 lies with more than just one camp - editorial

In Israel’s next elections, voters will not reward the politicians who provide the most sophisticated excuses for October 7. They will choose whoever convinces them that lessons have been learned.

A memorial ceremony at the Nova festival marking two years since the October 7 massacre when Hamas terrorists infiltrated southern Israel, murdering more than 1200 people. October 07, 2025.

High Court questions comptroller’s authority to probe core Oct. 7 failures

The petitions seek to halt or limit Matanyahu Englman’s audit of the October 7 failures, arguing that the scale of the disaster requires a broader, independent investigative mechanism.

Israeli State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman at the annual Jerusalem Conference of the 'Besheva' group in Jerusalem, February 16, 2026.

Outgoing air force chief Tomer Bar calls for independent inquiry of October 7

Bar insists that the current state of affairs, in which the political class has not been probed at all for two-and-a-half years, is unacceptable.

Outgoing air force chief Tomer Bar

High Court gives Israeli gov't until July 1 to update on progress of Oct. 7 probe framework

"After receiving the update, a decision will be made regarding the further handling of the petitions," the High Court of Justice said in a statement.

A memorial ceremony at the Nova festival marking two years since the October 7 massacre when Hamas terrorists infiltrated southern Israel, murdering more than 1,200 people. October 07, 2025.

Opposition vows to establish Oct. 7 probe as bereaved families clash at High Court hearing

“Anyone who says ‘later’ about investigating the October 7 massacre means ‘never,” Bennett said.

Bereaved families opposing a state commission of inquiry protest outside a hearing on a petition demanding the formation of a state commission of inquiry into the October 7 massacre at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, April 23, 2026.

High Court's Oct. 7 probe hearing halted after breach attempt, justices debate ordering state probe

High Court October 7 inquiry hearing: Justices hear petitions to force the government to establish a state commission, two and a half years after the Hamas massacre.

A hearing on a petition demanding the formation of a state commission of inquiry into the October 7 massacre at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, April 23, 2026.

'Who is the baby-killer, coward?' Far-right activist confronts Yair Golan after left-wing protest

The October Council, which organized the protest at Habima Square in Tel Aviv, noted that this year would mark "the third Remembrance Day without answers."

Right-wing activist Mordechai David arrives for questioning at a police station in Tel Aviv, in central Israel, on February 1, 2026.