Habiva Itzikzon-Man, the bereaved sister of paramedic Amit Man, who was murdered on October 7 at Kibbutz Be'eri, sharply attacked a reported deal revealed by ynet between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the ultra-Orthodox parties. In a Facebook post on Wednesday morning, she said that if the report is true, and if the death of her sister is being used as political leverage, it is a “horror of horrors,” a disgrace and a moral low point.
According to the report, the coalition arrangement would give the ultra-Orthodox parties a package of bills they want, including legislation to prevent the arrest of draft dodgers, a kashrut bill, and a Basic Law on Torah study. In exchange, they would support in first reading a government-backed bill to establish a political commission of inquiry into the October 7 massacre.
Itzikzon-Man wrote that the people involved are “trading and bargaining” over her sister’s murder and over the deaths of thousands more, calling them corrupt and shameless. In a painful message addressed to Amit, she said her sister stood for values, morality, love of humanity, and responsibility, and that “they are pricing you.” She told ynet that the government and ministers who were responsible when the disaster happened are now turning it into a political bargaining chip, and asked how bereaved families are supposed to feel.
Her criticism came as State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman again defended his own investigation into the October 7 failures at the Muni Expo 2026 conference in Tel Aviv. He asked, “Who is afraid of the truth and taking responsibility?”, said some petitioners had suggested deleting the responsibility chapter from his reports, and said the public, especially parents of those killed, deserve answers. Englman noted that eight reports are frozen by a High Court interim order, including the report on the Nova festival, where nearly 400 people were killed and others were raped and abducted, as well as the report on the Re'im festival licensing and security.
Englman said close to 50 reports have already been published, with another batch due next week, including on evacuating the wounded. He also recalled that in early 2024 he began a separate audit, sent then-IDF chief Herzi Halevi a list of 33 issues for review, and then faced criticism, lack of military cooperation, and later court orders restricting him from continuing the investigation. The October Council group, which is campaigning for a state commission of inquiry, said the government is still not listening to the families and urged Englman to plainly demand such a commission immediately.
