Bereaved Families Demand State Inquiry Commission Three Years After October 7
Translated & summarized from i24NEWS French by baba
Three years after the October 7 massacre, the "October Council," representing bereaved families, is demanding an independent state inquiry commission into failures that preceded the Hamas attack. The group claims to have evidence of dismissed warnings and internal leadership conflicts, including an alleged exchange between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and then-Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. The council seeks accountability and truth to prevent future disasters. The demand comes from over 2,200 families who lost relatives.
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- Bereaved families demand an independent state inquiry into failures before the October 7 Hamas attack.
- The "October Council" represents over 2,200 families who lost loved ones in the massacre and war.
- The council claims evidence of dismissed warnings and internal leadership conflicts prior to the attack.
- Testimonies suggest deep divisions between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.
- The families seek truth and accountability to prevent future tragedies, not vengeance.
- The demand for an inquiry is made three years after the October 7 massacre.
Three years after the October 7 massacre, the "October Council," representing bereaved families, is demanding the establishment of an independent state inquiry commission to investigate failures preceding the Hamas attack. In a statement released Wednesday, the collective expressed solidarity with over 2,200 families who lost loved ones during the massacre and the subsequent war. The group asserted that remembrance must be accompanied by accountability, stating, "We cannot transform October 7 into a simple commemorative ceremony without revealing the truth." The council claims to have gathered testimonies, documents, and reports over the past three years, including meetings with senior political and security officials. According to a Shin Bet official cited by the council, an operation targeting Hamas members in Gaza was discussed in a security briefing before Rosh Hashanah 2023. The council also claims to possess evidence suggesting that preventive or large-scale operations against Hamas were dismissed in the weeks leading up to the massacre, though they have not released all mentioned documents. The collective also reported a testimony from a senior official present at a ceremony at IDF headquarters days before October 7, amidst high security tensions. This account describes Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and then-Defense Minister Yoav Gallant not speaking to each other and refusing to sit together, followed by a verbal altercation between Gallant and his military secretary, leading Gallant to leave the room before the chief of staff intervened. The council further stated that Netanyahu asked his military secretary, "Why didn't Golda strike first during the Yom Kippur War?" The families interpret these accounts as depicting a "fractured" political and security leadership, paralyzed by internal conflicts and incapable of functioning during a period requiring maximum vigilance. The "October Council" is calling for an "independent and impartial" state inquiry commission to examine the roles of political leaders, security chiefs, and the entire decision-making chain that led to the disaster, emphasizing their goal is truth and preventing future tragedies, not vengeance or political gain.
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