Outrage in Israel as Benjamin Netanyahu says government will oversee inquiry

Israel’s opposition leader, Yair Lapid, called the decision insulting to the victims of October 7 and to the hundreds of soldiers who have died in the war

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is on trial for corruption charges. File Picture: Richard Drew/AP

After repeated delays, Israel’s government has agreed to launch an investigation into the government failures that led to the Hamas-led attack on October 7, 2023, that triggered the war in Gaza.

But questions about the investigation’s independence drew accusations that prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to evade personal responsibility in the worst attack in Israel’s history.