Alongside hostage survivor Gadi Mozes, a Nir Oz resident, Eisenkot framed the inquiry as essential to Israel's national recovery and democratic legitimacy. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has resisted calls for a formal state commission of inquiry, calling it "politically biased." Opposition Leader Yair Lapid vowed: "In the first month of the next government, we will establish a state commission of inquiry to investigate the October 7 massacre." When asked if he would join a government with Netanyahu, Eisenkot said: "Anyone who had a leadership or command position on October 7th is not fit to hold a leadership position moving forward." "Healing of Nir Oz and the periphery cannot be real without a state commission of inquiry.