Overview
- The High Court held a high-profile hearing Thursday on petitions to compel a state commission to probe the October 7 failures.
- Access to the courtroom was restricted to lawyers, press, and authorized guests, with a live broadcast ordered due to feared disruptions.
- Protests outside the Jerusalem courthouse escalated as pro-government activists tried to force entry and demonstrators pounded on doors.
- Government lawyers argued only the cabinet can create a commission and said a court order would breach the separation of powers.
- Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara urged a state commission with judicially linked appointments and broad powers, while the court left its November conditional order unresolved and the Knesset pursues a political committee route.