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25th Knesset · outgoing

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

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

TL;DRA proposal to establish a state commission of inquiry to examine the failures that led to the events of October 7, 2023 and to restore public trust.

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What does the bill do?

The proposal establishes a state commission of inquiry that will investigate the events of October 7, 2023 and the circumstances that led to them. The commission will operate under the Commissions of Inquiry Law of 1968, will begin its work within 30 days of the law's commencement, and will examine all the consequences of the failure in order to help restore public trust in the security establishment and in decision-makers.

Rejected at preliminary readingFirst plenum vote: November 12, 2025

The votes on this bill

Rejected38 for · 52 against · 6 abstained · 24 did not vote
Source: the Knesset's vote record ↗

Coalition 67 seats

LikudAgainst 25 · Absent 7
ShasAgainst 8 · Absent 3
United Torah JudaismAgainst 6 · Absent 1
Religious ZionismAgainst 5 · Absent 2
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 4 · Absent 2
Ra'amFor 1 · Abstained 2 · Absent 2
Hadash–Ta'alAbstained 4 · Absent 1
LaborFor 3 · Absent 1

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Other bills with a similar name · 1Separate bills (usually different amendments to the same law) - not readings of this bill.