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Netanyahu Faces Scrutiny Over Inquiry Into Hamas Attack

12/18/2025

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will lead a ministerial panel to set the scope of a government inquiry into the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack, the deadliest in Israel's history.
They condemn the decision, arguing it lets Netanyahu evade accountability and whitewash his responsibility.
They have called for an independent state commission of inquiry instead.
The panel is set to convene on Monday to determine the inquiry's mandate.

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will lead a ministerial panel to set the scope of a government inquiry into the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack, the deadliest in Israel's history.
They condemn the decision, arguing it lets Netanyahu evade accountability and whitewash his responsibility.
They have called for an independent state commission of inquiry instead.
The panel is set to convene on Monday to determine the inquiry's mandate.