A coalition bill to bar Red Cross representatives from visiting Palestinian security prisoners failed Monday evening after Haredi factions boycotted the vote, according to N12 political correspondent Daphna Liel. The bill's defeat marks an embarrassment for the coalition, which lacked the votes to pass it without opposition support.
A coalition bill to prohibit International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) visits to Palestinian security prisoners — including those convicted in the October 7 attacks — failed on the Knesset floor Monday evening after Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) factions boycotted the vote. N12 political correspondent Daphna Liel reported that the boycott left the coalition without the necessary majority, dealing an embarrassment to the governing coalition.
The bill's collapse follows earlier warnings from Coalition Chairman MK Ofir Katz (Likud), who as The Zioneer reported at 20:19 appealed to all Zionist parties to back the legislation, saying its failure would leave 'the murdered and kidnapped unavenged.' Hours earlier, Shas had conditioned its support on the passage of the Basic Law: Torah Study, while Minister Ben Gvir pressed for an immediate vote — a dispute that contributed to the unraveling of coalition discipline. No new vote has been scheduled.
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