A proposal that would allow Israel to expel the families of terrorists from Israel to the Gaza Strip, or abroad, is being fast-tracked through the Knesset after being officially presented as a bill.
The bill will be debated by the Knesset House Committee on Wednesday.
Committee chair MK Davi Bitan from Likud says the bill was OK’d by the Justice Ministry and will now be sped through the Knesset’s legislative process.
The bill has garnered support from Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon, as well as from Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid and fellow party member Yaakov Peri, a former Shin Bet security agency chief.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is also in favor of the bill, and has directed Attorney General Amichai Mandelblit to examine its legality. Mandelblit has said, in the past, that the bill could contravene international law.
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