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25th Knesset · outgoing

Assistance to Families of Victims of the Events of October 7 Bill

Translated from Hebrew: הצעת חוק סיוע למשפחות נפגעי מאורעות ה-7 באוקטובר

TL;DRA proposal to establish a public committee that would propose a state aid program for the families of the wounded and of those killed in the events of October 7.

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What does the bill do?

The proposal provides that the state will grant aid to the wounded and to the family members of those killed according to a program to be prepared by the Minister of Finance. The government will appoint an 11-member public committee (headed by a retired judge) that will submit recommendations to the Minister of Finance within 30 days of the law's commencement, criteria for aid that will take into account the number of wounded in the family, the degree of medical and economic harm, and existing sources of income. The Minister of Finance will prepare the aid program within 10 days of receiving the committee's recommendations, to be submitted for approval by the Knesset Finance Committee.

Passed preliminary readingFirst plenum vote: March 6, 2024

The votes on this bill

Passed28 for · 0 against · 0 abstained · 92 did not vote
Source: the Knesset's vote record ↗

Coalition 72 seats

LikudFor 4 · Absent 28
ShasFor 3 · Absent 8
United Torah JudaismFor 2 · Absent 5
Religious ZionismFor 1 · Absent 6
NoamAbsent 1

Opposition 48 seats

Yesh AtidFor 11 · Absent 13
Ra'amAbsent 5
LaborAbsent 4

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