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Israeli Parliament Approves National Inquiry Committee on October 7 Massacre Amid Opposition Boycott
How 1 Israeli newsrooms covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.
First reported by Kikar HaShabbat · 2 hours ago
What happened
The Israeli Knesset approved a bill to form a national inquiry committee investigating the October 7 massacre, despite opposition boycott and criticism from Yair Lapid, who vowed to form an alternative committee.
- 01Knesset approved a bill to form a national inquiry committee on October 7 massacre with 59 votes and no opposition.
- 02Opposition parties boycotted the vote, with Yair Lapid calling it a cover-up attempt.
- 03The committee will have six members appointed by broad agreement or equally split between coalition and opposition.
- 04Released hostages and bereaved families will serve as observers, and sessions will be public and broadcast.
- 05The bill now returns to the Constitution Committee for further readings.
- 06Lapid pledged to establish an alternative inquiry committee within the first month of the next government.
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