The High Court of Justice has told the government there is 'no real argument' against forming a state commission of inquiry into the October 7 attacks, in which Hamas militants killed around 1,200 people in Israel. The court gave the government 30 days to update on the status of such a commission, emphasizing the need for a thorough and independent investigation into what has been described as the most serious failure in the country's history. Good-governance organizations and bereaved families have accused the government of delaying the inquiry to avoid accountability, while the government has cited wartime conditions and concerns over judicial appointments as reasons for postponement. State commissions of inquiry, which are independent and have broad investigative powers, have been used in the past to examine major national crises.