Tel Aviv, Feb. 10 -- The Israeli government on Sunday night decided to push off by 90 days discussion on an independent commission of inquiry into the October 7 attacks.

The meeting was held after the High Court of Justice in December gave the government 90 days to hold a hearing on the matter.

Netanyahu and other government ministers say a state inquiry into failings that led to Hamas's October 7 attacks should only be held after the war. Critics accuse Netanyahu of delaying the inquiry and trying to water down the powers of a commission.

There have been growing calls for the government to appoint an independent commission of inquiry to investigate political and military failures. Such commissions have broader authority to summon witn...