Tel Aviv, May 5 -- Israeli opposition leaders slammed the government on Monday after the Cabinet decided not to establish a state commission of inquiry into Hamas' October 7 attacks.

"The only meaning of not establishing a state commission of inquiry is that the October 7 disaster will happen to us again and again. If we don't investigate what led to the disaster, we won't be able to draw lessons and ensure that it won't happen again," tweeted opposition leader and former prime minister Yair Lapid.

"Netanyahu tried to prevent the establishment of a state investigation committee into the Meron disaster and the submarine affair. This time too, a state investigation committee will be established," Lapid added.

Prime Minister Benjamin Neta...