Israeli President Isaac Herzog has apologized to the relatives of the victims of the Hamas massacre on October 7 last year on behalf of the Israeli state. “I am standing here as president of the State of Israel and apologizing,” Herzog said during a ceremony in Jerusalem on Sunday. Unlike Herzog, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has not yet apologized. He has admitted mistakes by the security apparatus, but Netanyahu wants an investigation only after the Gaza war has ended. Herzog was clear: “Sorry we failed to defend your loved ones, sorry we breached the most basic and committed contract be…