An Israeli military plan to conduct an internal investigation into the Oct. 7 Hamas attack that sparked the Gaza war is drawing backlash from far-right Israeli government ministers who want a more radical overhaul of the Jewish state’s Palestinian policy. pouch.

Israeli Chief of General Staff Herchi Halevi informed the security cabinet about the aforementioned investigation yesterday, Thursday evening. The briefing was scheduled to be held behind closed doors, but parts of it were broadcast by Israeli media, including criticism from some ministers who were present.

The October 7 massacre by Hamas fighters, in which approximately 1,200 people were killed and approximately 240 were taken hostage, he quickly seized the country’s advanced security apparatus and exposed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who always presented himself as the guarantor of Israel’s security.

While other top officials have admitted their mistakes leading up to the October 7 incidents, Netanyahu has made no personal admission of failure. He has spoken broadly about the eventual need for a public reflection with all Israeli decision-makers involved in Gaza policies, including those that preceded his long tenure.

Two far-right ministers expressed concern at his inclusion in the military investigation Saul Mofagea retired general who was defense minister when Israel unilaterally withdrew from the Gaza Strip in 2005 and destroyed Jewish settlements there.

The two ministers Itamar Ben Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich, accused another retired general who is helping the probe of weakening the army by supporting reservists who protested again in a campaign against Netanyahu’s controversial judicial overhaul launched last year.

“These are people whose actions should be under investigation – and they shouldn’t be the ones doing the investigation,” Ben Gvir said in a social media post.

In his own social media post, Smotrich Tindicated that he is not opposed in principle to a military overhaul aimed at improving war performance. But any inquiry into what led to the events of October 7 and into wider security doctrines required the input of the cabinet, he said.

The office of an Israeli military spokesman stressed that the investigation had not yet begun, adding: “The general staff is planning the investigation process and the appointment of investigation team leaders.”