STORY: Thousands of Israelis rallied in Tel Aviv on Saturday (October 24) demanding an independent commission of inquiry into the failures surrounding the October 7, 2023 Hamas-led attack, three days before a national election.

The rally at Hostages Square was organised by the October Council, a group representing families and friends of victims and survivors of the attack.

Opposition leaders Gadi Eisenkot, head of Yashar, Naftali Bennett of B'Yachad and Avigdor Liberman of Yisrael Beytenu attended the rally.

The October 7 attack, which killed about 1,200 people and saw 251 taken hostage, according to Israeli figures, shook the country and has continued to fuel demands for accountability.

The election on October 27 will be the first since the attack, which triggered Israel's war in Gaza and broader regional conflict. Polls have indicated that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is on course to lose the election, although Israel's fragmented political system leaves the outcome uncertain.

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SHOWS: TEL AVIV, ISRAEL (OCTOBER 24, 2026) (YONATAN HONIG - Access all) (MUTE)

1. VARIOUS OF DRONE SHOTS SHOWING THOUSANDS OF ISRAELIS RALLYING IN HOSTAGES SQUARE THREE DAYS BEFORE THE ELECTIONS, CALLING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN INDEPENDENT STATE COMMISSION OF INQUIRY INTO THE OCTOBER 7, 2023