Knesseeta, the Israeli Parliament, voted this Wednesday against the setting up of an official committee to investigate the events of 7 October. The party of former war cabinet Benny Gantzaga rejected the proposal by the opposition, while Netanyahu and his allies rejected it by only two votes, according to the newspaper Middle East Monitor. The scandal has erupted among a large number of Zionist leaders, who have accused the prime minister of wanting to "conceal their mistakes".

This is not the first time that Netanyahu has obstructed the investigations on 7 October, as he had previously refused to set up independent and official commissions. Opponents Gantzy Air Lapid have attacked the Prime Minister, who said he is "responsible for the biggest accident in Israel's history." All the leaders are in favour of the occupation of Palestine, and they refer, of course, to the casualties suffered by the Zionists. Netanyahu argued that, in order to ban the investigation, "Hamas must first be destroyed".

Reasons for not wanting to investigate

There are a number of reasons why Netanyahu and others should not investigate those of 7 October. Many Israeli actors hold the prime minister accountable for the "security mistakes" made during the action of the Palestinian resistance. On the other hand, it has been made public that the Israeli Army launched the “Hannibal Directive” that allows Zionists to shoot at Israeli soldiers and civilians. The aim of this military directive is to prevent Israelis from being abducted and has been officially repealed in the last ten years. However, several media outlets have learned that it was implemented on 7 October and that deaths of civilians and military personnel have been reported, although it is difficult to calculate the total figure.

In addition, the Israeli intelligence services were aware of the intentions of Palestinian resistance, and three weeks before it occurred a report was distributed to the intelligence authorities, which explained “with great precision” that HAMAS and other Palestinian groups intended to “enter Israel” and kidnap some 250 people. The Government does not want the investigation of 7 October to be investigated, because what has happened is a mistake by the Israeli security forces, or a calculation based on hidden interests.

Humble internal investigation by the Israeli army

The Zionist Army has published a partial internal investigation which concludes that the Army failed to protect Israeli citizens, particularly in a kibbutz in Gaza. A member of the local security team managed to contact Netanyahu early in the morning to inform them that they were under attack. The Prime Minister responded that they were "going to manage it," and the army didn't arrive until a few hours later. Palestinian fighters kidnapped 32 people in kibbutz and killed more than a hundred people, either by militias or by the Israeli directive on UN Hannibal.