“This will be a democratic and equitable commission,” the Israeli prime minister said in a statement, adding that he would be the first to testify.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday released to the public his response to State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman’s investigation into the failures surrounding the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led attacks, urging the immediate resumption of the probe halted by the High Court of Justice and the establishment of a national commission of inquiry.
The Israeli leader stressed that the comptroller’s probe was not a substitute for an official inquiry, calling for the establishment of what he described as an “equitable and democratic” national commission, saying he would be the first to testify before such a body.
“This will be a democratic and equitable commission,” he said. “Half of its members will be selected by the opposition and the other half by the coalition.”
