More than 200 former hostages, their family members and households of deceased hostages have written a letter to the prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu asking him to authorize the institution of a state fee of inquiry into the shortcomings linked to the assault on October 7, 2023. The letter was printed by the October Council, a motion made up of grieving households calling for a state investigation, 800 days after the Hamas-led bloodbath. “We ask the Israeli government to stop evading, postponing, covering up”, we have to “immediately establish a state commission of inquiry”, reads the letter. “We ask for truth, justice and responsibility – continues the text -. If you do not want to assume your responsibilities and do not want to establish such a commission, as requested by the majority of the nation, leave your posts and let the nation decide”.
Investigation of each occasion on October seventh
In the letter, the signatories name for a clear investigation inspecting each occasion of October 7, together with “the collapse of defense and intelligence systems, the unanswered calls for help, the hours-long abandonment of border communities in Gaza and the abandonment of civilians and soldiers to hell.” They also call for the investigation to examine “what has happened since October 7: how decisions were made during negotiations for the return of hostagesthe reasons for the repeated delays, the coordination between politicians and the military, the statements and actions of public officials and their impact on the lives of the hostages, on their mental and physical health, the fate of those who were taken alive and were murdered in captivity, and the long wait for the return of the deceased hostages to their families.”
“Transparent and professional commission to reach the truth”
It is underlined that “a commission of inquiry is not a political instrument. It cannot be made up of those who are the subject of the investigation”. There letter it states that it should be a fee that’s “transparent, professional and must have full authority to order investigations, interview witnesses, examine documents and reach clear conclusions, including the mandate to implement them”. Because “only such an organism will be able to reach the complete truth, not only what is convenient to reveal.” Among the signatories of the letter are the previous hostage Yarden Bibas, whose spouse Plan and kids Ariel and Kfir they have been murdered whereas in captivity; Herut Nimrod, the mom of the killed hostage Tamir Nimrod; e Jon Polin e Rachel Goldberg-Polinthe mother and father of slain hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin.
Iran: «Israel’s threats are psychological warfare»
“The repeated threats of Israel on the possibility of new attacks against Iran are part of the regime’s psychological warfare, aimed at creating fear among Iranians, after its attacks during the 12-day war with Iran in June,” stated Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, underlining that “psychological warfare is part of real warfare.” “Of course, we must not ignore or underestimate the possibility of a resumption of Israel’s military conflict against Iran. We are absolutely ready to defend the country”, he added, in an interview with Al Jazeera, quoted by the IRNA agency. Araghchi added that Iran “never seeks war”, but wants to solve problems through diplomacy. “However, we have never trusted the United States as honest negotiators. Nobody can trust the United States,” underlined the pinnacle of Tehran’s diplomacy.
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