26th Knesset Sworn In With Several Lawmakers Impacted by October 7
The newly sworn-in 26th Knesset includes numerous lawmakers and politicians personally affected by the October 7 attacks, featuring bereaved parents and relatives from across the political spectrum.
The 26th Knesset, sworn in on Tuesday, includes several lawmakers and candidates who were directly impacted by the October 7 attacks and the subsequent war. Among them are five bereaved family members who lost close relatives during the massacre.
Rafik Ben Sheetrit, number two on the Yisrael Beytenu list and former mayor of Beit She'an, lost his son Alroy Ben Sheetrit during combat at Nahal Oz on the morning of October 7. Sharon Sharabi, also of Yisrael Beytenu, is the brother of Yossi and Eli Sharabi from Kibbutz Be'eri. Eli Sharabi survived captivity and returned in January 2025, while Yossi Sharabi was murdered in captivity and his body was later recovered.
The Likud party features Tali Goili at number nine on its electoral list. She is the mother of Yasam police officer Ran Goili, who fell defending Kibbutz Alumim and whose remains were brought back in a complex operation. Elisha Madan, who was severely wounded in November 2023 during the ground operation in Beit Hanoun and lost both legs, secured the 15th spot on the Likud list.
Gadi Eisenkot, leader of the Yashar! party and tasked with forming the government, lost his son Gal Meir Eisenkot early in the conflict while serving as a war cabinet minister. Shira Shapira, placed tenth on Eisenkot's list, is the mother of Aner Shapira, who was killed on October 7 after heroically throwing incoming grenades out of a shelter near Re'im, saving numerous lives.
Michal Nagri, running seventh on Naftali Bennett's BeYachad list, lost her son Roi Nagri in Be'eri. Moshe Feiglin, representing the joint list with Religious Zionism, lost his grandson Yair Levin, a Givati reconnaissance soldier who fell in Rafah in June 2024. In the Democrats party, Omri Ronen is placed fifth; his grandmother Nira Ronen, a founder of Kfar Aza, was murdered by Hamas on October 7.
