Israel: New Knesset convenes as president calls for unity and investigation on October 7.
The President of the State of Israel urged the members of the Knesset to complete the full term, to avoid repeat elections, to investigate how October 7th happened, to address the recruitment and to make concessions in order to form a government. The outgoing chairman Amir Ohana called the 25th Knesset the most difficult, accompanied by the most difficult war in Israel's history. The swearing-in ceremony began amid shouting, when Ben Gvir shouted at the head of the Joint List Jabarin: "Who do you pledge to, Hamas? "Yesh Atid led by Eisenkot and other blocs submitted by October 7th draft laws to an official investigative committee, limiting the term of office of prime ministers and canceling the judicial amendment laws.