Netanyahu rails against the 'deep state' in tirade rejecting court-led probe into Oct. 7 attacks
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu railed against the “deep state” as he rejected the establishment of a court-appointed inquiry into the Hamas attacks.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu railed against his critics and accused the media of working with the “deep state” as he rejected the establishment of a court-appointed inquiry into the Hamas-led Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attacks.
In a speech at the Knesset, Israel's parliament, Netanyahu, without providing any evidence, suggested the findings would be “predetermined” and told lawmakers it was “important and crucial to investigate in depth the events of Oct. 7 and what led up to it,” but thought a court-led probe would be biased.
“What do you think? That we’re children?” he shouted into a microphone as some his fellow politicians jeered and shouted at him during Monday night's debate.
Israel’s High Court of Justice ruled in December that Netanyahu’s government should hold a Cabinet hearing on whether to form a state commission of inquiry to investigate the circumstances surrounding the Hamas-led attacks, looking at why the country’s military was unable to prevent the deadly assault.
But it has since agreed to requests from the government to delay updates to the court about its stance on the creation of such an inquiry.
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