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25th Knesset · outgoing

Committee for Handling Families of Civilian Missing Persons Bill

Translated from Hebrew: הצעת חוק הוועדה לטיפול במשפחות נעדרים אזרחיים

TL;DRA proposal to establish an inter-ministerial committee to handle families of missing civilians, which will provide emotional and legal assistance.

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What does the bill do?

The proposal aims to regulate assistance to family members of a person who went missing (not found in their expected place for at least 60 days and with no knowledge of their whereabouts). The proposal establishes an advisory committee bringing together representatives of 7 government bodies (labor, welfare, national security, health, National Insurance, Administrator General and finance), which will formulate inter-ministerial procedures for arranging emotional support, arranging the missing person's property rights, and assistance with family rights. The proposal also establishes an aid program in the labor and welfare services for up to 4 years, which can be extended for additional years.

Passed preliminary readingFirst plenum vote: April 27, 2026

The votes on this bill

Passed22 for · 0 against · 1 abstained · 97 did not vote
Source: the Knesset's vote record ↗

Coalition 67 seats

LikudFor 1 · Absent 31
ShasFor 2 · Absent 9
Religious ZionismFor 1 · Absent 6
Otzma YehuditFor 1 · Absent 5

Left the coalition 9 seats

NoamAbsent 1

Opposition 44 seats

Yesh AtidFor 10 · Absent 14
Yisrael BeytenuFor 3 · Absent 3
Ra'amAbsent 5
Hadash–Ta'alAbstained 1 · Absent 4
LaborFor 3 · Absent 1

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Other bills with a similar name · 4Separate bills (usually different amendments to the same law) - not readings of this bill.