Their lives were turned upside down on 10/7 and in the war. Today they will be sworn into the Knesset
The 26th Knesset will be sworn in today (Tuesday) and will include many representatives directly affected by the October 7 massacre and the subsequent war. Among them: five first-degree bereaved family members, a bereaved brother, a bereaved grandfather, a granddaughter of a murdered woman, and a soldier who lost his legs.
The 26th Knesset will be sworn in today (Tuesday) and will include many representatives directly affected by the October 7 massacre and the subsequent war. Among them are five first-degree bereaved family members from the massacre itself: Michal Negri from the Together party, who lost her son Roi Negri in the battle at Kibbutz Be'eri; Shira Shapira, mother of Aner Shapira who fell in a heroic battle in the "death shelter" in the Gaza envelope; Rafi Ben Shitrit from Yisrael Beiteinu, who lost his son Elroi Ben Shitrit in the paratroopers' battle at Nahal Oz; Talik Goili from the Likud, mother of Staff Sergeant Ran Goili who fell in the battle defending Kibbutz Alumim; and Gadi Eisenkot from Yashar, who lost his son Gal Meir Eisenkot at the beginning of the war. Sharon Sharabi from Yisrael Beiteinu is the brother of Yossi and Eli Sharabi who were kidnapped to Gaza; Eli was released in a deal, Yossi was murdered in captivity. Elisha Madan from the Likud was seriously wounded and lost both his legs in Beit Hanoun. Moshe Feiglin from Religious Zionism lost his grandson Yair Levin in Rafah. Omri Ronen from the Democrats, whose grandmother Nira Ronen was murdered in the massacre. The article describes the personal stories of the elected officials, focusing on loss and heroism.