Workplace Death Toll Reached 69 in 2025, Israeli Lawmakers Hear
Israeli lawmakers learned 69 people died in workplace accidents in 2025, a figure called a "systemic failure" amid calls for urgent action.
Knesset Labor and Welfare Committee
Israeli Lawmakers Move to Scrap Age Ceiling for Foster Parents Amid Family Shortage
Israeli lawmakers are advancing a bill to scrap the 56-year age limit for foster parents, addressing a shortage with over 70 children awaiting placement.
Knesset committees hold joint debate on dangers in operating unlicensed day-care centers for toddlers. Education Minister Kisch: We do not have the authority to check a specific apartment to see whether there are children inside or not
Knesset committees debate dangers of unlicensed toddler day-care centers after tragic infant deaths. Minister Kisch explains authority limits in supervising.
55,000 Toddlers in Jerusalem in Unauthorized Daycare, Lawmakers Told
55,000 Jerusalem toddlers in unauthorized daycares, lawmakers told after 2 infants died in an unlicensed facility.
Labor and Welfare Committee tours National Memorial Hall for Israel’s Fallen. MK Woldiger, chair: “We will not forget anyone”
The Labor and Welfare Committee toured Israel's National Memorial Hall for the Fallen, with Chair MK Michal Woldiger vowing, "We will not forget anyone.".
Half-Billion-Shekel Reform Expands State Support for Families of Fallen Soldiers
Israel's Knesset approves a NIS 500 million reform expanding support for families of fallen soldiers, raising orphanhood age to 30 and extending benefits.
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