Amendment and Extension of the Validity of the Emergency Regulations (Swords of Iron) (Extension of Detention of a Suspect in a Security Offense) (Amendment No. 9) Bill

What does the bill do?

The bill extends the validity of emergency regulations that allow prolonged detention of suspects of security offenses, applied since November 2023 against the backdrop of Operation "Swords of Iron." In addition, the bill changes provisions of law to allow the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, or another committee to be determined by the Knesset, to replace the Constitution, Law and Justice Committee in conducting hearings on matters of detainees and prisoners via video, during a period when there is no Constitution, Law and Justice Committee.