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25th Knesset · outgoing

Families of Soldiers Killed in Action (Remuneration and Rehabilitation) Law (Amendment – Exceptions Committee for Recognition of a Fallen Person) Bill

Translated from Hebrew: הצעת חוק משפחות חיילים שנספו במערכה (תגמולים ושיקום) (תיקון - ועדת חריגים להכרה בנספה)

TL;DRA bill to establish an exceptions committee that could recognize soldiers as fallen even when not all the legal conditions were met, on condition that the death was caused as a result of military service.

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What does the bill do?

The bill adds a section to the Families of Soldiers Killed in Action Law (1950), establishing an exceptions committee for recognition as a fallen soldier. The committee will be authorized to recommend to the compensation officer to recognize a person as fallen even if not all the conditions specified in the law were met, on condition that it was proven that the death was caused as a result of military service. The Minister of Defense will set in regulations the committee's composition, its working methods and the criteria for its recommendations.

Rejected at preliminary readingFirst plenum vote: January 28, 2026

The votes on this bill

Rejected32 for · 49 against · 0 abstained · 39 did not vote
Source: the Knesset's vote record ↗

Coalition 67 seats

LikudAgainst 26 · Absent 6
ShasAgainst 9 · Absent 2
United Torah JudaismAgainst 4 · Absent 3
Religious ZionismAgainst 5 · Absent 2
Otzma YehuditAgainst 3 · Absent 3
New Hope – The United RightAgainst 2 · Absent 2

Left the coalition 9 seats

NoamAbsent 1

Opposition 44 seats

Yesh AtidFor 20 · Absent 4
Yisrael BeytenuFor 4 · Absent 2
Ra'amAbsent 5
LaborFor 2 · Absent 2

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