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Israel’s High Court issued an injunction on Sunday to suspend an investigation by State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman into the military and Shin Bet over alleged failings that led to Hamas’s surprise attack on 7 October. Justice Gila Canfy Steinitz put the court’s ruling down to “the complex security situation”, referring to Israel’s ongoing war on Gaza which has now killed 37,337 Palestinians and rendered much of the enclave uninhabitable. The judge said the planned investigation could have detrimental effects on Israel’s war efforts, as it would examine “the [army’s] combat service support s…

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