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Government bill · 25th Knesset · published as law 22 July 2026

חוק זיכרון הטבח והנצחת הגבורה ביום כ"ב בתשרי (שמחת תורה) – 7 באוקטובר, התשפ"ו–2026Law on the Remembrance of the Massacre and Commemoration of Heroism on 22 Tishrei (Simchat Torah) – 7 October, 2026 · automatic translation · suggest a correction

Status: התקבלה בקריאה שלישית

Topics: Education*, Military and defense* · * from the Knesset's official law classification

Official summary of the law (Knesset)

The Law is intended to preserve the memory of the massacre and to commemorate the acts of heroism that occurred on 7 October and in the days that followed. For this purpose, a national memorial day is established, and a memorial authority will be established to act to commemorate the events and to fulfill the purposes of the Law. Alongside the authority, a public council will operate, in which, among others, representatives of the families of the hostages, the bereaved families, survivors of the massacre, and local authorities will participate. In addition, a national memorial and commemoration site and a museum in the Western Negev will be established, and information about the events will be preserved and documented in order to make it accessible to the public.

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Hebrew original

החוק נועד לשמר את זיכרון הטבח ולהנציח את מעשי הגבורה שאירעו ב־7 באוקטובר ובימים הסמוכים. לשם כך נקבע יום זיכרון ממלכתי, ותוקם רשות זיכרון שתפעל להנצחת האירועים ולמימוש מטרות החוק. לצד הרשות תפעל מועצה ציבורית שבה ישתתפו, בין היתר, נציגי משפחות החטופים, המשפחות השכולות, שורדי הטבח והרשויות המקומיות. עוד יוקמו אתר הנצחה וזיכרון לאומי ומוזיאון בנגב המערבי, ויישמר ויתועד מידע על האירועים כדי להנגישו לציבור.

Sponsors

Etty Hava Atia, Oded Forer, Yitzhak Kroizer, Merav Ben Ari, Avigdor Liberman, Evgeny Sova, Sharon Nir, Yulia Malinovsky, Hamad Amar, Ariel Kallner, Naor Shiri, Ohad Tal, Efrat Rayten Marom, Sasson Sassi Guetta, Moshe Passal, Dan Illouz, Yosef Taieb, Eli Dallal, Naama Lazimi, Karine Elharrar, Yinon Azoulay, Simcha Rothman, Ofir Katz, Pnina Tameno

Also: Tzvika Foghel (joined), Limor Sonn Har Melech (joined), Merav Michaeli (joined), Gilad Kariv (joined), David Bitan (joined), Yuli Yoel Edelstein (joined), Eliyahu Revivo (joined), Nissim Vaturi (joined), Shalom Danino (joined), Tally Gotliv (joined), Galit Distel Atbaryan (joined), Hanoch Dov Milwidsky (joined), Boaz Bismuth (joined), Moshe Saada (joined), Tsega Melaku (joined), Kathrin Shitrit (joined), Osher Shkalim (joined), Yonatan Mashriki (joined), Michael Mordechai Biton (joined), Orit Farkash Hacohen (joined), Alon Schuster (joined), Moshe Gafni (joined), Yaakov Asher (joined), Michal Miriam Woldiger (joined), Moshe Solomon (joined)

Readings

Reservations, sections and other votes (1)

In order. Votes on reservations and individual sections are shown separately from the vote on the bill as a whole.

Source: bill page in the Knesset legislation database ↗

Law on the Remembrance of the Massacre and Commemoration of Heroism on 22 Tishrei (Simchat Torah) – 7 October, 2026 · How the Knesset Votes