October 7 Commission of Inquiry

'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."

|ByMAYA ZANGER-NADIS
Right-wing activist Mordechai David arrives for questioning at a police station in Tel Aviv, in central Israel, on February 1, 2026.
A man brandish Israeli flags following an Iranian strike in Givatayim, in the center of Israel on March 6, 2026.

Israel's government risks unity by advancing divisive laws amid ongoing war with Iran - editorial

As Israel continues to face war, the government's focus on divisive legislation is distracting from critical wartime priorities and risking further division within the country.

|ByJPOST EDITORIAL
People queue as Israelis are evacuated from the southern town of Sderot, near Israel's border with Gaza, October 15, 2023

Gov’t, IDF had no approved mass civilian evacuation plan pre-Oct. 7, comptroller report finds

As of October 7, Israel still has zero approved national operational evacuation plans and has conducted no emergency drills for a mass civilian displacement scenario, the comptroller found.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN
Friends and family members of October 7 victims grieve over loved ones' deaths at the site of the Nova music festival a year after the Hamas massacre.

Bereaved families support compromise framework to probe October 7 failures

The proposal, described by the mother of a slain hostage as “a breakthrough unlike anything I’ve seen," would see the commission be granted full traditional state powers.

|ByKESHET NEEV

Lapid: Netanyahu ignored repeated warnings in days leading up to Oct. 7 massacre

Former defense minister Yoav Gallant responded also the newly published documents in a post on X, accusing the prime minister of lying about the activities of the defense establishment.

FEBRUARY 6, 2026ByMAYA ZANGER-NADIS
Opposition leader Yair Lapid speaking at the Knesset, Jerusalem, January 26, 2026.

Netanyahu releases pre-Oct. 7 intel documents, claims defense echelon urged keeping Hamas in power

The documents, spanning from February 2023 to an hour before attack, show how Israel's defense echelon misread Hamas’s intentions, and characterized the terror group as deterred.

FEBRUARY 6, 2026ByAMICHAI STEIN
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Ministers and MK's attend a Special Session in his Honor of Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, January 26, 2026.

Israel's Supreme Court chief steps aside in hearing over October 7 state probe

Isaac Amit wrote that, given the petitions center on the application of the State Commissions of Inquiry Law, he believed it was inappropriate for him to continue making decisions.

FEBRUARY 3, 2026BySARAH BEN-NUN
Protesters call for a state commission of inquiry into the events of October 7 outside the Knesset, in Jerusalem, January 19, 2026

From submarines to Oct. 7, Israel pays the price of governing in the dark - opinion

If the public shrugs off the submarine commission and there is no demand for accountability, why should anyone expect a future commission of inquiry into October 7 to lead to real change?

JANUARY 30, 2026ByYAAKOV KATZ
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu climbs out after a visit inside the Rahav, the fifth submarine in the fleet, after it arrived in Haifa's port

Now that all hostages are home, Israel must open inquiry into October 7 massacre - editorial

Closure brings its own burden: a country that has endured this scale of loss still needs to fathom how and why Israel was so catastrophically unprepared.

JANUARY 28, 2026ByJPOST EDITORIAL
The countdown clock in Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, seen after it was stopped on January 27, 2026.

'Hero of Kibbutz Alumim': Israel reacts to news of final hostage Ran Gvili's return

Leaders across Israel paid tribute as the remains of St.-Sgt.-Maj. Ran Gvili were brought home, closing the chapter of Israeli hostages held in Gaza.

JANUARY 26, 2026ByJAMES GENN
Itzik Gvili, father of St.-Sgt.-Maj. Ran Gvili, places his hands on the coffin containing his son's remains, January 26, 2026.

Attorney-General: Govt refusal of Oct. 7 inquiry is harming truth-finding and accountability

“The government is causing serious damage to the possibility of reaching the truth regarding the events of October 7,” reads the A-G written position.

JANUARY 19, 2026BySARAH BEN-NUN
Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara at a Constitution, Law and Justice Committee meeting at the Knesset, in the Israeli parliament on September 30, 2025.

Gov’t tells High Court it lacks authority to order state inquiry into October 7 failures

The government told Israel’s High Court of Justice it has no authority to compel a state commission of inquiry into the October 7 failures, citing separation of powers.

JANUARY 18, 2026BySARAH BEN-NUN
High Court Justice Daphne Barak-Erez arrives for a hearing on petitions calling to halt or substantially limit State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman’s investigations into the failures surrounding the Hamas's October 7 massacre, December 29, 2025; illustrative.

Israel's opposition leaders boycott Knesset debates advancing political probe into October 7

Opposition leaders said the legislation would create a "whitewash committee," allowing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to avoid taking responsibility for failures surrounding the attacks.

JANUARY 18, 2026ByKESHET NEEV
YAIR LAPID speaking at the Knesset next to Speaker of the Knesset Amir Ohana, in Jerusalem, December 24, 2025

President Herzog’s response to PM Netanyahu’s request for a pardon: A proposal - opinion

'I am open to considering a request for pardon if a new submission acknowledges some guilt that would restore trust to the judiciary or a statement that upholds the legitimacy of state institutions.'

JANUARY 12, 2026ByYITZ GREENBERG
US President Donald Trump enters the Knesset with Israeli President Isaac Herzog and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in October 2025, in Jerusalem.