The committee, chaired by former Supreme Court President Asher Grunis, will start hearing witnesses in November on the personal responsibility of those who received warning letters, including Prime Minister Netanyahu, former Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon, former National Security Advisors Yossi Cohen and Avner Simchoni, and former Navy Commander Ram Rothberg. The hearings will be held behind closed doors, and the final report will be published afterward.
Israeli media reports that the submarine committee, headed by former Supreme Court President Asher Grunis, will begin hearing witnesses in November on the personal responsibility of key figures who received warning letters. The list includes Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, former Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon, former National Security Advisors Yossi Cohen and Avner Simchoni, and former Navy Commander Ram Rothberg. The hearings will be closed to the public. The committee's final report is expected to be published after the hearings conclude. The committee was established to investigate the submarine procurement affair, which has been a major political controversy in Israel.
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