Knesset

With a looming vote, a bill to expel relatives of terrorists faces backlash from legal experts and security officials alike.

According to the bill's explanatory section, the law only applies to new embassies, and existing embassies will remain in place.

In July, coalition members rejected two opposition bills proposing a state inquiry into the events of October 7.

Finance Minister Smotrich emotionally calls for shared IDF responsibility among the haredi community, emphasizing unity for Israel’s defense and survival.

“A heroic operation in the style of Entebbe is impossible under these conditions.”

The decision to ban UNRWA signals Israel's willingness to break free from organization and structures that breed hostility.

“Hamas is putting forward conditions that we can’t agree to,” Netanyahu said, adding that it now seemed that “those conditions could be rescinded.

The bills passed 92-10, with support from the opposition parties National Unity, Yisrael Beytenu, and Yesh Atid. The Democrats party abstained.

Smotrich lamented the tide of deaths of IDF soldiers in the last few days but said that particular attention should be paid to the religious Zionist community.

Parents and families of hostages staged a sit-in outside the party offices before being forced to leave by the Knesset guard.