National Unity withdraws legislation from Knesset agenda as nation mourns Bibas family

Sam Sokol is a former political correspondent at The Times of Israel. He was previously a reporter for the Jerusalem Post, Jewish Telegraphic Agency and Haaretz. He is the author of "Putin’s Hybrid War and the Jews"

Benny Gantz’s National Unity party announces the withdrawal of all of its legislation from the Knesset plenum’s agenda today as a gesture of solidarity, while the nation mourns Shiri Bibas and her sons, Kfir and Ariel.

All three, who were killed in Hamas captivity in the Gaza Strip, are being buried today.

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