Day 965: 33 Days to Supreme Court July 1 Accountability Deadline — Kallner Bill Advancing to First Knesset Plenum Reading; Opposition Pre-Commits to Supreme Court Challenge

On May 29, 2026 (Day 965 / Ceasefire Day 232), Israel's October 7 accountability crisis entered a 33-day countdown to the Israeli Supreme Court's July 1, 2026 constitutional deadline for the government to present a credible investigation framework. The High Court of Justice had ruled that the 32-month absence of any formal independent probe into October 7 was 'unacceptable' and granted the government until July 1 to present an adequate investigation framework. The Knesset coalition's Kallner inquiry bill — which removed 'full, thorough, and independent investigation' from its purpose clause and bars Supreme Court justices from membership — continues its legislative track toward a first full Knesset plenum reading expected in the final days of May 2026. Opposition parties including Yesh Atid, Blue and White, Labor, and the Beyachad alliance of Bennett and Lapid have pre-committed to filing a Supreme Court challenge immediately upon the bill's first reading, arguing it fails to meet the minimum independence threshold the High Court has explicitly set. Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara previously described the bill as 'tailor-made for the government's personal needs.' The October Council (bereaved families' forum) maintained weekly protests outside the Prime Minister's Jerusalem residence, with families of the 1,195 October 7 victims demanding a full independent commission with subpoena power. Israeli polls continue to show approximately 63–72% of the public favoring an independent inquiry: JPPI (63%, May 15, 2026), Hebrew University (72%, April 2026). The Beyachad alliance polled as the leading opposition bloc, pledging an independent October 7 state commission as Day 1 of any new government. Phase Two of the Gaza ceasefire — Hamas disarmament and Israeli withdrawal — remained in total deadlock on Ceasefire Day 232. No new Hamas Al-Qassam Brigades supreme commander has been announced following Mohammed Odeh's killing on May 27.