The government submitted its response to the High Court regarding the petition to establish a commission of inquiry into the October 7 failure, stating that "no change" has occurred in its position on the matter. Attorney Michael Ravelo, representing the government in the petition, stated that "the petitioners ignore the fact that we are in a war that has continued for almost two years, and according to the Israeli government, there is no place for a different decision at this stage." Amid criticism over the government's refusal to establish a state commission of inquiry into the massacre, coalition members attempted to promote a political inquiry committee while prohibiting investigation of the failure by any other means. The petitioners, the Zulat Institute, attacked this as a "disconnected and delusional response, just before marking two years since the greatest failure since the founding of the state."