Full site
Laws

חוק לתיקון ולהארכת תוקפן של תקנות שעת חירום (חרבות ברזל) (הארכת מעצר לחשוד בעבירת ביטחון) (תיקון מס' 5), התשפ"ה-2025

Government bill · Published 6 Feb 2025

  1. 1Tabled
  2. 2Reading 13 Feb 2025
  3. 3Committee
  4. 4Readings 2-35 Feb 2025
  5. 5Published6 Feb 2025

How it affects you

Emergency regulations allowing longer detention for security suspects will remain in force until July 31, 2025. They cover suspects linked to the October 7 to 13, 2023 hostilities or arrests during the fighting in Gaza.

Who gains

The text names no group that gains directly.

Who pays

  • Security suspects Continued application of regulations extending detention periods

Under the table

  • Passed quickly

    2 days from first reading to the final vote, against a median of 39 in this Knesset.

  • Few hands

    Only 6 of the 120 members took part in the final vote.

  • Few committee meetings

    Only one committee meeting discussed this law.

How they voted

Whole Knesset
Whole Knesset, Total 120
VoteCount
For6
Against0
Abstained0
Did not vote114

Coalition

1 for

Coalition

1 for

Opposition

Opposition

Coalition

Opposition

Opposition

Opposition

Opposition

Coalition

Opposition

Coalition

Who was in the room

ועדת החוקה, חוק ומשפט

One committee meeting on this law

Invited most often

  • המשרד לביטחון לאומי3
  • משרד המשפטים2
  • הנהלת בתי המשפט1
1 committee meetings
  • 4 Feb 2025ועדת החוקה, חוק ומשפט8 invited