Israel’s high court grants another delay in starting 7 October probe 

Israel's High Court of Justice has agreed to a request by the government to grant it another 90 days before finalising a decision as to whether a state inquiry into the Hamas attack on 7 October 2023 will be established, The Times of Israel reported. 

The government must now provide the court with a new update by 11 May.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government created an uproar this month when it pushed for another deferral of the investigation, arguing that Israel cannot conduct such an inquiry while engaged in ongoing conflicts and that there could be bias against the government.

The Movement for Quality Government in Israel, an opposition faction that petitioned the high court for a state commission of inquiry, said the government’s delay marks “a new pinnacle in shirking responsibility and contempt for the public”.