Israel's high court grants Netanyahu 90 days to start Oct.7 inquiry
Israel’s high court has agreed to postpone a formal investigation into the failures of Benjamin Netanyahu’s regime in the lead-up to and during Hamas's unprecedented operation against the occupied territories in October 2023.
The High Court of Justice said Sunday it granted Tel Aviv another 90 days before finalizing a decision as to whether a formal inquiry into Hamas al-Aqsa Storm Operation will be established.
For more than a year, Netanyahu has avoided holding himself to account for his cabinet’s failures surrounding Hamas’ surprise operation and Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza that killed more than 48,000 Palestinians.
The High Court ruled in December last year that Netanyahu’s cabinet must hold a hearing within 60 days, but Tel Aviv informed the court earlier this month that the “overwhelming majority” of ministers believed that the “time was not ripe” to establish a commission.
Tel Aviv must now provide the court with a new update by May 11.
Netanyahu has so far delayed any public inquiry that could potentially incriminate his regime. Since he delayed a formal investigation as well, an alliance of survivors and captives’ families set up their own inquiry, saying in a report in November that “the foremost sin was arrogance, which blinded state leaders and security officials from confronting reality.”
Netanyahu has not so far accepted personal responsibility for October 7, which his top security officials and some ministers have done.
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