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Knesset panel approves IDF headstone inscriptions for captives

By Drooid · Oct 7, 2026, 3:03 AM UTC · How we work

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Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee approved an amendment letting IDF headstones list abductions and dates.
Committee chair MK Boaz Bismuth led the vote on Military Cemeteries Regulations change.
Bereaved families of soldiers requested the inscription change to honor those killed in captivity.
Defense Minister Israel Katz urged rapid approval before the October 7 memorial service.
The Defense Ministry reported 1,318 Israeli security force members have been killed since October 7, 2023.

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Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee approved an amendment letting IDF headstones list abductions and dates.
Committee chair MK Boaz Bismuth led the vote on Military Cemeteries Regulations change.
Bereaved families of soldiers requested the inscription change to honor those killed in captivity.
Defense Minister Israel Katz urged rapid approval before the October 7 memorial service.
The Defense Ministry reported 1,318 Israeli security force members have been killed since October 7, 2023.