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25th Knesset · outgoing

Families of Soldiers Killed in Action (Remuneration and Rehabilitation) Law (Amendment – Recognition of Fiancées of Soldiers Killed in Action) Bill

Translated from Hebrew: הצעת חוק משפחות חיילים שנספו במערכה (תגמולים ושיקום) (תיקון - הכרה בארוסות חיילים שנספו במערכה)

TL;DRThe bill expands the recognition of the rights of families of fallen soldiers to include the fiancées and fiancés of the fallen.

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What does the bill do?

The bill amends the Families of Soldiers Killed in Action (Pensions and Rehabilitation) Law to recognize the fiancée or fiancé of a fallen soldier as a "family member" with rights under the law. The conditions for this recognition are: that the fiancé/fiancée did not live with the fallen soldier on the day of their death, and the recognition will apply for five years from the day of the fallen soldier's death. The bill will apply to fallen soldiers who died starting from October 7, 2023.

Passed preliminary readingFirst plenum vote: January 31, 2024

The votes on this bill

Passed35 for · 0 against · 0 abstained · 85 did not vote
Source: the Knesset's vote record ↗

Coalition 72 seats

LikudFor 11 · Absent 21
ShasFor 2 · Absent 9
NoamAbsent 1

Opposition 48 seats

Yesh AtidFor 18 · Absent 6
Yisrael BeytenuFor 2 · Absent 4
Ra'amAbsent 5
LaborFor 2 · Absent 2

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Other bills with a similar name · 2Separate bills (usually different amendments to the same law) - not readings of this bill.