A group of victims and family members affected by the October 7 massacre has presented a document they define as an "indictment against the governments of Israel." The initiative, titled "Case 7.10," seeks to portray the events not as a localized failure of a single day, but as the direct outcome of decisions and policies spanning approximately 15 years. In a statement to the media, family representatives argued that anyone who held a senior position on the day of the massacre and in the years preceding it can no longer serve in leadership roles. According to the participants, this represents a long and continuous failure that culminated on the day of the massacre, rejecting attempts to narrow the public discourse to just a few hours on the morning of October 7.
During the event, family members testified about their feelings and the facts that they claim led to the current situation. Shelly Shem-Tov, mother of the late Libi Cohen-Maguri, criticized the conduct of the political echelon, claiming that decisions made over years led to these harsh results. Einav Zangauker, mother of former hostage Matan Zangauker, emphasized that this is a factual and professional document analyzing the policy that preceded the failure. Noam Peri, daughter of the late Haim Peri, testified that according to information she received from mediators, there was an offer to release civilian hostages in the first days of the war, but she claims the government did not respond to it. Similar sentiments were expressed by Michel Illouz, father of the late Guy Illouz, who questioned the policy that allowed funds to be transferred to entities that declared their desire to destroy Israel. Additionally, Prof. Efi Shoham, father of the late Staff Sgt. Yuval Shoham, attacked the policy of transferring funds from Qatar, arguing that it strengthened Hamas instead of leading to its dismantling. Merav Svirsky, who lost her family members, defined the situation as a "conscious abandonment" of citizen security.
The families clarified that they intend to act in every possible forum to ensure the October 7 failure remains at the top of the public agenda ahead of the next elections, with the goal of preventing the continued tenure of those who were responsible for the system at the time of the disaster. Gil Dikman, a relative of the late Carmel and Kineret Gat, emphasized that the families will continue to raise the issue with decision-makers wherever they attempt, in their view, to erase or diminish the severity of the failure.