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Supreme Court Panel Formed Amid Inquiry Controversy

2/5/2026

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Deputy Supreme Court President Noam Sohlberg announced the panel of justices for petitions regarding a state commission of inquiry into the October 7, 2023, Hamas invasion.
The panel includes Justices David Mintz, Yael Wilner, Ofer Grosskopf, Alex Stein, Chaled Kabub, and Yechiel Kasher, with some justices barred from participation for legal reasons.
The High Court previously mandated the government to justify its refusal to establish a commission.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu opposes an inquiry, claiming it would be biased, and instead proposes a “national-state commission of inquiry” with selected members, which the opposition is boycotting.

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Deputy Supreme Court President Noam Sohlberg announced the panel of justices for petitions regarding a state commission of inquiry into the October 7, 2023, Hamas invasion.
The panel includes Justices David Mintz, Yael Wilner, Ofer Grosskopf, Alex Stein, Chaled Kabub, and Yechiel Kasher, with some justices barred from participation for legal reasons.
The High Court previously mandated the government to justify its refusal to establish a commission.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu opposes an inquiry, claiming it would be biased, and instead proposes a “national-state commission of inquiry” with selected members, which the opposition is boycotting.