The planned National Commission of Inquiry will be an independent body headed by a retired judge, with wide investigative powers, Xinhua news agency reported.
At the graduation ceremony of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) officers' course, Gallant said Thursday that the commission "should be objective... It should check all of us – the government, the military and the security agencies. It should investigate me as well." Check the prime minister (Benjamin Netanyahu), the army chief, the Shin Bet chief, the IDF and the national bodies”.
Gallant is the most senior official to call for a national investigation into the attack, during which thousands of Hamas militants surprised Israel by entering from Gaza, killing about 1,200 people and abducting about 250 others.
At the graduation ceremony of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) officers' course, Gallant said Thursday that the commission "should be objective... It should check all of us – the government, the military and the security agencies. It should investigate me as well." Check the prime minister (Benjamin Netanyahu), the army chief, the Shin Bet chief, the IDF and the national bodies”.
Gallant is the most senior official to call for a national investigation into the attack, during which thousands of Hamas militants surprised Israel by entering from Gaza, killing about 1,200 people and abducting about 250 others.
