Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael SecurityThe state commission of inquiry is examining Netanyahu and several senior defense officials for the promotion of three deals for purchasing three submarines, four defensive vessels, and two anti-submarine vessels, all from the German Thyssenkrupp company, between 2009 and 2016, valued at over $2 millionShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeJuly 10, 2026Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has asked that the state commission of inquiry looking into the purchase of German submarines – despite defense officials' objections – not issue personal recommendations against him, Haaretz has learned. Historically, such recommendations have had far-reaching consequences for senior officials and politicians.CommentsIn the NewsU.S., Iran Exchange Fire for 12th Night in a Row; Houthis Target Saudi Tankers'Liars, Poison': Shin Bet Chief Shared His Anti-media Manifesto With Top AgentsTrump Wants a Lebanon Triumph. Israel Is Losing Its Seat at the TablePolice Let Over 1,000 Jews to Pray Across Temple Mount/Al-Aqsa on Tisha B'AvJudge Justifies Jewish Terror. Israel Must Act on West Bank Settler ViolenceRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThe Most Optimistic Israeli in Jerusalem Is Leaving the CountryAs Ground Invasion Looms, U.S. and Iran Want Wild-card Israel Out of the FightThe Original Ozempic Society of Ancient RomeBetween Messi and Milei: How Argentina Became Israel's Team at the World CupDemocrats Rejected U.S. Aid to Israel, and AIPAC Couldn't Stop Them'Choose Hope': Natalie Portman Backs Arab-Jewish Party Ahead of Israeli Election