Chaos erupted outside Israel’s High Court of Justice Thursday as opposing groups of protesters shouted at each other, and one person attempted to break in during a hearing on establishing a state commission of inquiry into the events of Oct. 7, 2023.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has resisted such an investigation out of concern that picks for the commission by the liberal president of the Supreme Court, Isaac Amit, would be biased. He has argued that the Knesset or Cabinet should set up the commission. His supporters stood outside the courtroom and shouted slogans such as “Judge the judges!”

Netanyahu’s opponents accused him of trying to avoid responsibility for the oversight that led to the invasion of Israel on Oct. 7.

The scene turned ugly as both sides, made up of grieving families, shouted at each other, each accusing the other side of responsibility for the horrific massacre of Oct. 7.

A woman attempted to push her way in, making it through the outer door but failing to reach the inner door to the courtroom before being forcibly ejected by a security guard. That’s when protesters gathered at the doors and shouted their slogans, demanding to be let in.

The chaos reached a point at which the hearing had to be temporarily adjourned.

The hearing itself was equally fiery, with each side claiming the other’s extreme and irregular behavior justified the type of action they each wished to take regarding Oct. 7.

Security succeeded in defusing the situation outside the courtroom — but inside, nothing was resolved.