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חוק משפחות חיילים שנספו במערכה (תגמולים ושיקום) (תיקון מס' 43), התשפ"ד–2024

Private member's bill · Published 21 Mar 2024

  1. 1Tabled
  2. 2Reading 128 Feb 2024
  3. 3Committee
  4. 4Readings 2-319 Mar 2024
  5. 5Published21 Mar 2024

How it affects you

Eligible fiancées of people who died in service will receive payments for five years, plus medical, education and mental health benefits for ten years. The law covers deaths from October 7, 2023, with earlier payments calculated from the date of death.

Who gains

  • Fiancées of fallen soldiers Five years of payments and ten years of medical, education and mental health benefits
  • Fiancées of terror-attack victims The same payments and benefits available to soldiers’ fiancées
  • Fiancées of police officers The same payments and benefits available to soldiers’ fiancées

Who pays

  • The state Funds new payments and benefits for eligible fiancées

Under the table

  • Omnibus law

    This law changes 7 different laws at once.

  • Few hands

    Only 10 of the 120 members took part in the final vote.

How they voted

Whole Knesset
Whole Knesset, Total 120
VoteCount
For10
Against0
Abstained0
Did not vote110

Coalition

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Opposition

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Who was in the room

ועדת העבודה והרווחה

4 committee meetings on this law

Invited most often

  • משרד הביטחון13
  • משרד האוצר7
  • המוסד לביטוח לאומי3
  • נעמ"ת3
  • ביטוח לאומי3
  • חברת כנסת לשעבר2
  • עמותת הותיר אחריו חבר/ה2
  • משרד המשפטים2
4 committee meetings
  • 13 Feb 2024ועדת העבודה והרווחה20 invited
  • 21 Feb 2024ועדת העבודה והרווחה26 invited
  • 19 Mar 2024ועדת העבודה והרווחה24 invited
  • 19 Mar 2024ועדת הכנסת5 invited

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