Day 961: 37 Days to Supreme Court July 1 Accountability Deadline — Knesset Kallner Bill Advancing Toward Late-May Plenum Vote; Beyachad Alliance Reaffirms Day-1 Independent Commission Pledge; NILI Campaign Continues

On May 25, 2026 (Day 961 / Ceasefire Day 228), Israel's October 7 accountability crisis continued against the backdrop of the Supreme Court's July 1 deadline — now 37 days away — for the government to present a credible October 7 investigation framework, having been described by the High Court of Justice as an 'unacceptable' 32-month absence of any formal probe. The Knesset coalition's Kallner inquiry bill — authored by Likud MK Ariel Kallner — was advancing toward a late-May first Knesset plenum reading after clearing the Constitution, Law and Justice Committee (May 13). The bill has been substantially weakened from its original form: it dropped the phrase 'full, thorough, and independent investigation' from its purpose clause; a Likud amendment bars current or former Supreme Court justices from serving; appointment requires a Knesset supermajority of 80 MKs, giving the opposition an effective veto. Attorney General Baharav-Miara has called the bill 'tailor-made for the government's personal needs'; President Herzog has warned it would 'significantly harm' the quest for truth; bereaved family organizations called it a 'political whitewash.' The opposition Beyachad alliance — formed by former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and opposition leader Yair Lapid on May 11, 2026 — continued to frame the 2026 Israeli elections as a referendum on October 7 accountability, with an independent state commission as their pledged Day 1 governing priority. The NILI task force — revealed by the Wall Street Journal on May 21–22 — continues its systematic kill-or-capture campaign against all ~3,000 identified October 7 participants through the ceasefire period. A Hebrew University poll from April 2026 found 72% of Israelis support an independent inquiry; a JPPI poll (May 15) found 63% in support. Phase Two of the Gaza ceasefire remains in total deadlock; 857+ Palestinians killed since the October 10, 2025 ceasefire started (Day 228). IDF has documented 2,400+ ceasefire violations. All 251 hostages are accounted for as of January 26, 2026.