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25th Knesset · outgoing

Establishment of a State Commission of Inquiry into the Events of October 7 Bill

Translated from Hebrew: הצעת חוק הקמת ועדת חקירה ממלכתית לאירועי 7 באוקטובר

TL;DRA bill to establish a state commission of inquiry that will examine the events that preceded and led to the events of October 7, 2023.

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What does the bill do?

The bill provides for the establishment of a state commission of inquiry that will investigate the facts, factors and circumstances that preceded the attack on Israel on October 7, 2023 and in the days that followed. The President of the Supreme Court will appoint the chair of the commission and its members. The commission will operate under the Commissions of Inquiry Law of 1968, with the changes specified in the bill, and will begin its work within 30 days of the law's entry into force.

Rejected at preliminary readingFirst plenum vote: July 1, 2026

The votes on this bill

Rejected47 for · 53 against · 0 abstained · 20 did not vote
Source: the Knesset's vote record ↗

Coalition 67 seats

LikudAgainst 24 · Absent 8
ShasAgainst 8 · Absent 3
United Torah JudaismAgainst 6 · Absent 1
Otzma YehuditAgainst 5 · Absent 1
New Hope – The United RightAgainst 3 · Absent 1

Left the coalition 9 seats

NoamAbsent 1

Opposition 44 seats

Yesh AtidFor 23 · Absent 1
Yisrael BeytenuFor 5 · Absent 1
Ra'amFor 5
Hadash–Ta'alFor 2 · Absent 3
LaborFor 4

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Other bills with a similar name · 4Separate bills (usually different amendments to the same law) - not readings of this bill.