Father of freed hostage files Knesset bill limiting terrorist releases
Knesset lawmaker Tzvika Mor (Religious Zionist party), whose son Eitan was taken by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023, and held in Gaza for 738 days, submitted a bill on Tuesday that would limit hostage deals…
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A Knesset member whose son was held hostage for over two years is using his first day in office to try to rewrite the math of future hostage deals. The bill would cap terrorist releases at one per captive, a direct challenge to the lopsided exchanges Israel has made in the past. The timing matters: Mor filed it as he was sworn in, signaling this is his priority. Watch whether the coalition gives it committee time or lets it die quietly.