October 7 Commission of Inquiry

Has Netanyahu's postponement of a state commission of inquiry into October 7 backfired? - analysis

The difficulty with postponing an inquiry is that postponement does not end the questions. It leaves them hanging, waiting for someone else to answer them.

A view of homes destroyed and burned in the Hamas October 7, 2023 massacre at Kibbutz Nir Oz, near the Gaza border, August 5, 2026
 IDF soldiers are seen working as part of the Israeli military's Gaza battlefield intelligence collection unit.

IDF removes officer who served as Gaza Division's intelligence chief on Oct. 7 from service

Gadi Eisenkot, leader of Yashar party and a former IDF chief of staff, speaks during an election campaign rally in Nordiya, Israel, Thursday, Aug. 31, 2026.

Is Gadi Eisenkot's biggest selling point that he's 'not Netanyahu?'

Victims of the October 7 attacks hold a press conference in Tel Aviv, September 15, 2026.

Hamas massacre victims' families release 'October 7 Files' in push for government accountability


'I am proof of Hamas's violence': Ex-hostage Ilana Gritzewsky tells 'Post' of sexual abuse in Gaza

A Hamas terrorist was "hugging me, kissing me, saying that I'm beautiful, that I'm going to marry him," Gritzewsky told the Post • 'I am a woman who survived'

Former hostage Ilana Gritzewsky sharing her experience of sexual abuse at the UN Human Rights Council.

October 7 remembrance ceremony crowdfunding tops NIS 700,000 on first day of campaign

Organizers said this will be the largest publicly funded memorial event in Israel’s history. Approximately 4,905 donors were responsible for over 38% of the total goal.

An illustration of Israelis attending a memorial service for the October 7 massacre in Hayarkon Park, Tel Aviv.

Netanyahu’s greatest victory after October 7 was surviving on Israel's mutilated corpse - opinion

The immediate existential threat to Israel has been removed. For now, Israelis can breathe. But that is true only for this moment, not necessarily for the next one.

An illustrative photo of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with hostage posters in the background.

Oct. 7 alternative inquiry bill will reach first reading Monday, gov’t tells High Court

The Knesset would first seek to appoint a six-member panel with the support of 80 MKs, though the revisions also allow the commission to operate with as few as three members.

 The High Court of Justice in Jerusalem

Court: Comptroller overstepped authority in Oct. 7 investigations, several audits to be halted

The High Court ruled that State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman exceeded his authority while investigating some issues related to the October 7 massacre.

The State Comptroller, Matanyahu Englman

October Council marks 1,000 days since October 7 massacre, calls for state commission of inquiry

The press conference was attended by bereaved families, hostage families, survivors, and representatives, who called on Israel's public to demand the establishment of a state commission of inquiry.

A PRESS conference marking 1,000 days since the October 7 massacre, June 25, 2026.

MK Gotliv denies claims that Likud will cancel primaries, defends 'Bild' leak affair

Gotliv was unimpressed by Amit Segal’s report on Netanyahu’s intention to cancel the Likud primaries, saying that he was "diminishing the leadership strength of the Prime Minister."

MK Tally Gotliv speaking in Knesset May 25,2026.

'I lost trust in my army,' former official says in debate over transparency after Oct. 7 failures

Eyal Eshel, father of an IDF observer killed at the Nahal Oz base, said the families had faced deep frustration over what he described as missing information from the defense establishment.

Dizengoff Square with photographs of victims from the October 7 massacre. June 03, 2026.

Knesset restores 'massacre' to Oct. 7 memorial bill after bereaved families decry PMO's removal

Previously, bereaved families had accused the government of attempting to whitewash failures and rewrite the narrative after it was announced in February that “massacre” had been removed.

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.

Diaspora Jews aren't ‘traitors’ for not making aliyah, Diaspora Affairs Minister Chikli says

“That attack on Diaspora Jewry does not serve us,” Chikli said. “I would not use the language of threats.”

Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli at the Tel Aviv Conference at Tel Aviv University, May 14, 2026.