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25th Knesset · outgoing

Families of Soldiers Killed in Action (Remuneration and Rehabilitation) Law (Amendment – Parenting Hour at Work for a Widower or Widow in the First Year of Mourning) Bill

Translated from Hebrew: הצעת חוק משפחות חיילים שנספו במערכה (תגמולים ושיקום) (תיקון - שעת הורות בעבודה לאלמן או לאלמנה בשנת האבל הראשונה)

TL;DRA bill to give the widower or widow of a fallen soldier, in the first year of mourning, the right to one parenting hour a day at work.

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What does the bill do?

The bill adds a new section to the Families of Soldiers Killed in Action Law granting the widow of a fallen soldier the right to one parenting hour a day during the first 12 months after the death, whether she works full-time or part-time. The parenting hour is used in addition to the breaks under the Hours of Work and Rest Law, is not deducted from salary, and can be used in two parts during the workday.

Rejected at preliminary readingFirst plenum vote: December 10, 2025

The votes on this bill

Rejected36 for · 53 against · 0 abstained · 31 did not vote
Source: the Knesset's vote record ↗

Coalition 67 seats

LikudAgainst 25 · Absent 7
ShasAgainst 9 · Absent 2
United Torah JudaismAgainst 6 · Absent 1
Religious ZionismAgainst 6 · Absent 1
Otzma YehuditAgainst 3 · Absent 3

Left the coalition 9 seats

NoamAbsent 1

Opposition 44 seats

Yesh AtidFor 24
Yisrael BeytenuFor 4 · Absent 2
Ra'amAbsent 5
LaborFor 3 · Absent 1

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