Israeli Supreme Court blocks investigation into October 7: independent investigation needed | Il Fatto Quotidiano

Yes to an internal investigation into the responsibility for the attack launched by Hamas il October 7, 2023, as long as it is totally independent. It is with this motivation that theIsraeli High Court of Justice issued an interim order with which he blocked the investigation of the State Comptroller and Ombudsman, Englman’s eyeson the government’s actions regarding the massacre that triggered the invasion of Gaza Strip.

The decision of the supreme judges satisfies the requests of those who saw the action of the ombudsman, appointed by the government Benjamin Netanyahua way for the executive to control the investigation and possibly cover up evidence that could create problems for the top management Tel Aviv. The Court ordered Englman not to call officials to testify or provide documentation to his Office and also not to publish, even in draft form, a report on the conclusions he may have drawn thus far.

The investigation, the judges explain, is also based on an agreement between the Controller and state entities, including the Israeli Defense Forces engaged in the invasion of Gaza. “A catastrophic event of exceptional dimensions such as October 7 requires a comprehensive, independent and non-partisan investigation, only by a state commission of inquiry,” declared the Movement for the Quality of Government in Israel, one of the organizations that had called for the Comptroller’s investigation to be stopped, while Prime Minister Netanyahu rejects all efforts to create a real commission of inquiry. The Comptroller’s investigations, the appellants complained, compromised evidence, violated fair trial rights and served “to avoid the establishment of a commission of inquiry.”