Archive · 26 Dec 2025
Israel Launches 20 Commissions to Investigate Failures
Israel has started 20 special groups to look into what went wrong on October 7.
These groups are like judges and experts who can ask people to come and talk about what happened.
They are not controlled by the government and have the power to make people testify.
Israel has done this before, like after a big surprise attack in 1973 and a sad event in 1982.
These groups help Israel learn from its mistakes.
Israel has launched 20 independent commissions of inquiry to investigate failures leading to October 7.
These commissions are similar to those formed after the Yom Kippur War in 1973 and the Sabra and Shatila Massacre in 1982.
The commissions are led by sitting judges and composed of leading experts, independent from the government.
They have quasi-judicial powers, including the ability to subpoena witnesses and force testimony.
The commissions aim to thoroughly investigate and learn from past failures.
- Who
- Israel
- What
- Launched 20 independent commissions of inquiry
- When
- Not specified
- Where
- Israel
- Why
- To investigate failures leading to October 7
- Number of Commissions
- 20
- Type of Commissions
- Independent commissions of inquiry
- Leadership
- Sitting judges and leading experts
- Powers
- Quasi-judicial powers, including subpoena and witness testimony
- Notable Past Investigations
- Yom Kippur War (1973) and Sabra and Shatila Massacre (1982)