Bill barring Red Cross visits in Israeli prisons defeated as Haredi parties feud with Netanyahu coalition

Internal fighting among ultra-Orthodox coalition partners doomed the controversial legislation to bar international monitors from Israeli detention facilities after a boycott left National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir short on votes

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Internal fighting among ultra-Orthodox coalition partners doomed the controversial legislation to bar international monitors from Israeli detention facilities after a boycott left National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir short on votes

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Noa Shpigel

02:25 AM • June 30 2026 IDT

The Knesset on Monday rejected a bill in its first reading that would have barred representatives of the International Red Cross from entering Israeli prisons and detention facilities.

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