"Despite the pain": The moving decision of Elisha Medan ahead of his swearing-in to the Knesset

MK Elisha Medan published the first post of his life today, announced that he will stand on his feet during the swearing-in to the Knesset despite his severe injury, and called for the formation of a broad national unity government.

MK Elisha Medan published today (Tuesday) the first post of his life on social media, exactly three years after being seriously wounded in battle in Gaza. In the post, he announced that he will stand on his feet during his swearing-in to the Knesset, despite pain and a medical condition that is still unclear. Medan called for the formation of a broad national unity government, in contrast to a government relying on the Arab parties, according to him. He described his physical and mental rehabilitation journey since the injury on November 10, 2023, when he lost both his legs in an explosive device blast in Beit Hanoun, in which four soldiers from his unit were killed. Medan, a reserve fighter and one of the founders of the settlement of Avigail, was placed 15th on the Likud list by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and elected to the 26th Knesset.