Overview
- A ministerial committee approved a Likud-backed bill to create a government commission, with a preliminary Knesset vote expected on Wednesday.
- Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara called the draft "full of significant flaws" and said it elevates political considerations over an independent investigation.
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu favors a government-led panel and argues a state commission lacks broad public support.
- Opposition leader Yair Lapid labels the move a clear conflict of interest and pledges to establish a state commission if his camp forms the next government.
- Relatives of victims, including Jonathan Polin, urge an independent state inquiry; about 1,200 Israelis were killed and more than 250 abducted on Oct. 7, with Gaza fatalities exceeding 70,000 according to the Hamas-run health authority.