Tel Aviv protest ahead of Memorial Day demands official Oct. 7 inquiry
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- Category: Middle East
- Language: EN
- Published: 2026-04-18 17:28 UTC
- Sources: Times of Israel
Demonstrators gathered in Tel Aviv ahead of Israel's Memorial Day to demand a state commission of inquiry into the October 7 Hamas attacks. Ofri Bibas, a bereaved relative, vowed that Prime Minister Netanyahu would not 'evade accountability,' while other relatives accused the government of pressuring families to move on rather than seek answers.
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