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25th Knesset · outgoing

Rewarding Families for Their Contribution to Service in the Israel Defense Forces Bill

Translated from Hebrew: הצעת חוק תגמול משפחות על תרומתן לשירות בצבא הגנה לישראל

TL;DRA bill to reward families with cash supplements according to the number of children serving full mandatory service in the army.

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What does the bill do?

The bill sets cash grants for families whose children served full mandatory service in the Israel Defense Forces: 5,000 shekels for one child, 10,000 shekels for two, 25,000 shekels for three, and 40,000 shekels for four or more children. The grants will be given to eligible families starting from the five years before the law takes effect. The Ministry of Defense will be responsible for implementing the provisions in cooperation with the Ministry of Finance, and the Minister of Defense will report to the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee once a year on the grants given.

Rejected at preliminary readingFirst plenum vote: May 21, 2025

The votes on this bill

Rejected33 for · 48 against · 0 abstained · 39 did not vote
Source: the Knesset's vote record ↗

Coalition 68 seats

LikudAgainst 22 · Absent 10
ShasAgainst 8 · Absent 3
United Torah JudaismAgainst 6 · Absent 1
Religious ZionismAgainst 5 · Absent 2
Otzma YehuditAgainst 5 · Absent 1
New Hope – The United RightAgainst 2 · Absent 2
NoamAbsent 1

Left the coalition 8 seats

Opposition 44 seats

Yesh AtidFor 21 · Absent 3
Yisrael BeytenuFor 3 · Absent 3
Ra'amAbsent 5
LaborFor 2 · Absent 2

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