Israel's 26th Knesset to be sworn in Tuesday with record 33 female MKs

The 26th Knesset will be sworn in on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, with 120 MKs, including 46–47 new members. The ceremony occurs without a government yet formed. A record 33 female MKs and the youngest MK in 66 years, Yonatan Shalev (age 24), are among the members.

Tomorrow (Tuesday) the first session of the 26th Knesset will open with a festive swearing-in ceremony. Today the Knesset building was filled with excitement as 47 new MKs arrived for an intensive crash course. This is one of the largest turnovers in the history of the Knesset: nearly 40% of the seats will be filled by new faces. Among the new MKs: lawyers, security personnel, social activists, and a prominent group of doctors and medical professionals. The Knesset Secretariat's crash course included guidance on drafting questions to ministers, submitting private bills, ethics rules, and avoiding conflicts of interest. A Knesset Secretariat representative explained the stages of legislation and the electronic voting system.