The Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee selected, Thursday a subcommittee on intelligence, secret services, and captives and missing people, as well as a subcommittee on preparedness and ongoing security.
Chairman Gabi Ashkenazi explained, "Given the situation at this time, we were asked to convene and therefore the committees were formed as soon as possible to enable them to exercise their responsibilities." He said additional subcommittees will be set up at the next meeing, including one on homefront preparedness and one on foreign policy and public information.