Benjamin Netanyahu, Eyal Zamir, Rivlin to testify in November before submarine inquiry
A state commission of inquiry in Israel is set to begin closed-door hearings in November regarding the 'Submarine Affair,' involving the procurement of naval vessels. High-profile figures, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former president Reuven Rivlin, are scheduled to testify.
Why it matters
The inquiry addresses significant allegations of corruption and mismanagement in high-level government defense procurement, impacting political stability in Israel.
The state commission of inquiry investigating the Submarine – and naval vessel – Affair will begin closed-door hearings on personal responsibility on November 1, focusing on the evidence relating to the personal warnings it issued, the commission announced on Wednesday.That this phase would begin in November was already known in July, but the witness list had not yet been announced. Among the witnesses are Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, IDF chief of staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir, and former president Reuven Rivlin.The hearings will run through November and December. Other witnesses include former defense minister Moshe Ya'alon, former Mossad chief Yossi Cohen, Navy commander V.-Adm. Eyal Harel, and former Navy commanders Eli Sharvit and Ram Rothberg.The proceedings center on warnings issued in June 2024 to Netanyahu, Ya'alon, Cohen, Rothberg, and former National Security Council official Avner Simhoni.
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