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25th Knesset · outgoing

Defining the Gaza Strip as a Hostile Territory and Prohibiting Trade Relations Bill

Translated from Hebrew: הצעת חוק להגדרת רצועת עזה כאזור עוין ואיסור יחסי מסחר

TL;DRA bill to define the Gaza Strip as a hostile area and to prohibit any direct or indirect trade relations with bodies and actors operating there.

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What does the bill do?

The bill states that the Gaza Strip will be considered enemy territory for all intents and purposes, and adds a prohibition on conducting trade relations (transferring goods, services, funds and assets) between bodies in Israel and actors in Gaza, directly or indirectly, including through third parties. The bill applies the provisions of the Trading with the Enemy Ordinance of 1939 to the Gaza Strip, so that the sanctions and penalties set in that ordinance will apply to violations of the bill.

Rejected at preliminary readingFirst plenum vote: February 11, 2026

The votes on this bill

Rejected24 for · 58 against · 0 abstained · 38 did not vote
Source: the Knesset's vote record ↗

Coalition 67 seats

LikudAgainst 23 · Absent 9
ShasAgainst 10 · Absent 1
United Torah JudaismAgainst 4 · Absent 3
Religious ZionismAgainst 6 · Absent 1
Otzma YehuditAgainst 5 · Absent 1

Left the coalition 9 seats

NoamFor 1

Opposition 44 seats

Yesh AtidFor 19 · Absent 5
Yisrael BeytenuFor 4 · Absent 2
Ra'amAgainst 3 · Absent 2
Hadash–Ta'alAgainst 3 · Absent 2
LaborAbsent 4

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Other bills with a similar name · 1Separate bills (usually different amendments to the same law) - not readings of this bill.