Nearly 80% of Israelis support probe into October 7 attacks
Seventy-nine percent of Israelis support a state commission of inquiry into the failures that led to the Hamas-led attacks on October 7, 2003, according to a poll by Israeli Channel 12. Eight percent of the public opposes the probe while 13 percent of respondents said they are not sure.
Several Israeli leaders have admitted responsibility for not stopping the assaults that last year killed more than 1,100 people, mostly civilians, and took about 250 captive. Yet Netanyahu has so far refused to admit responsibility himself or to launch an investigation, saying the matter will be dealt with once the war on Gaza is over.
His refusal to take any responsibility has drawn the ire of many people who maintain the Israeli leader has been extending the war to guarantee his political survival.
Six Israeli soldiers die by suicide; thousands get mental health treatment: Report
At least six Israeli soldiers have taken their own lives in recent months, the Israeli daily Yedioth Ahronoth reports, citing severe psychological distress caused by prolonged wars in Gaza and Lebanon as the primary cause.
The actual number of suicides may be far higher because the Israeli military has yet to release official figures despite a promise to do so by the end of the year.
The report highlights a broader mental health crisis within the Israeli army. Thousands of soldiers have sought help from military mental health clinics or psychologists with about one-third of those affected showing symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder.
The number of soldiers suffering psychological trauma may exceed those with physical injuries from the war, it said.
