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Knesset Passes First Reading of Oct 7 Probe Bill, Opposition Boycotts

7/7/2026

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Knesset approved the first reading of a bill to investigate the October 7 Hamas attack.
Opposition Yair Lapid and other parties boycotted, calling the proposal a sham.
The bill adds a clause that could keep the commission alive after Knesset’s July dissolution.
Ariel Kallner’s bill lets a Knesset majority appoint commission or, failing that, three coalition and three opposition members; critics say it undermines model appointed by Supreme Court’s chief justice.

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Story summary

Knesset approved the first reading of a bill to investigate the October 7 Hamas attack.
Opposition Yair Lapid and other parties boycotted, calling the proposal a sham.
The bill adds a clause that could keep the commission alive after Knesset’s July dissolution.
Ariel Kallner’s bill lets a Knesset majority appoint commission or, failing that, three coalition and three opposition members; critics say it undermines model appointed by Supreme Court’s chief justice.