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Coalition Chairman announces 58 laws passed during Knesset winter session

Coalition Chairman Ofir Katz published a list of legislation approved during the winter session (October 19, 2025 - March 31, 2026) and announced the Knesset will serve its full term. The coalition passed 58 bills in their final readings, 90 in first reading, and 120 in preliminary reading. Key laws include doubling support for disabled veterans and terror victims, tax benefits for reservists, legal aid for elderly scam victims, the Al Jazeera broadcast ban, expanded pensions for IDF widows, simplified bankruptcy procedures, barring teachers who support terror, a half-billion shekel support package for widows and orphans, eased university admission for reservists, ending UNRWA operations, and promoting food and pharmacy competition.