Victims of Hostile Action (Pensions) Law, 5730-1970
חוק התגמולים לנפגעי פעולות איבה, תש"ל-1970
Published: 1970-07-30Consolidated Hebrew text as of 2026-07-20 · Last amended 2026-07-19✓ Amendment status checked against the Knesset legislation record on 2026-09-29
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Interpretation§
1.
In this Law –
"hostile action injury" –
(1)injury from hostile actions of military, semi-military or irregular forces of a state hostile to Israel, from hostile actions of an organisation hostile to Israel, or from hostile actions carried out with the assistance of any of the foregoing, on their behalf, for their account or in order to advance their objectives, provided that if the said hostile actions occurred outside Israel or the Area – their purpose was to cause harm to Israel (all of the foregoing shall hereinafter be called – enemy forces);
(2)injury caused by inadvertence by a person as a result of a hostile action of enemy forces, or injury caused by inadvertence in circumstances in which there was reasonable ground to fear that such a hostile action would be carried out;
(3)injury from a weapon that was intended for a hostile action of enemy forces, or injury from a weapon that was intended against such an action even if it was not activated, except for injury sustained by a person aged 18 or over whilst committing a felony or any other offence involving intent or criminal negligence;
(4)injury from an act of violence, the main purpose of which is to harm a person on account of membership of a national-ethnic origin group, provided that it stems from the Israeli-Arab conflict;
(5)injury from an act of violence, the main purpose of which is to harm a person on account of membership of a national-ethnic origin group, which was carried out by a terrorist organisation declared under Section A of Chapter II of the Law for the Struggle against Terrorism, 5776-2016, other than an organisation that is enemy forces, or which was carried out on behalf of, or for the account of, such an organisation;
"victim" – a person who sustained a hostile action injury and who is one of the following:
(1)a resident of Israel, whether injured in Israel or outside Israel;
(1a)an Israeli citizen, who was injured in Israel or in the Area;
(1b)an Israeli citizen, who was injured outside Israel or the Area, before the lapse of one year from the date on which he ceased to be a resident of Israel;
(2)a person who entered Israel under a visa or a licence granted under the Entry into Israel Law, 5712-1952, including a person who entered Israel and is exempt from the requirement of a visa or licence under section 17(a) of that Law, or a person who entered Israel under one of the Orders of the Minister of Interior by virtue of section 17 of that Law that were specified in Regulations under this Law – all provided that the injury occurred in Israel or in another territory designated by the Minister of Defence by Order for this purpose in respect of all categories of persons entering Israel or in respect of some of them;
(3)(Expired)
"Area" – as defined in section 378 of the Insurance Law;
"resident of Israel" – a resident of Israel, including a resident of Israel in the Area, as defined in section 378 of the Insurance Law;
"weapon" – as its meaning in the Military Justice Law, 5715-1955;
"Insurance Law" – the National Insurance Law [Consolidated Version], 5755-1995;
"the Institute" – as its meaning in the Insurance Law;
"family member", of a victim –
(1)during the victim's lifetime – as its meaning in section 1 of the Disabled War Veterans Law (Pensions and Rehabilitation), 5719-1959 [Consolidated Version] (hereinafter – the Disabled Veterans Law), with the necessary modifications, and in paragraph (4) of this definition, instead of "and his maintenance was the responsibility of the disabled veteran on the eve of the disabled veteran's enlistment for service" read "and his maintenance was the responsibility of the victim on the eve of the injury"; and for this purpose, "a person who is unable to earn a living", "brother", "income sufficient for a person's maintenance", "the determining wage", "dependent" and "self-supporting" – as their meaning in section 1 of the Disabled Veterans Law and the Regulations thereunder, with the necessary modifications;
(2)upon the death of the victim as a result of the injury – as its meaning in the Fallen Soldiers' Families Law (Pensions and Rehabilitation), 5710-1950 (hereinafter – the Fallen Soldiers' Families Law), with the necessary modifications; and for this purpose, "a person who is unable to earn a living", "the determining date", "income sufficient for maintenance", "the determining wage", "grant", "dependent" and "self-supporting" – as their meaning in section 1 of the Fallen Soldiers' Families Law and the Regulations thereunder, with the necessary modifications;
(3)(Repealed)
"pension" – including any benefit granted to a person to whom the Disabled Veterans Law or the Fallen Soldiers' Families Law applies, as the case may be.
"disability" – loss of the capacity to perform a normal activity, whether physical or mental, or a reduction of such capacity, that came upon a victim as a result of one of the following that occurred as a consequence of a hostile action injury:
(1)illness;
(2)aggravation of illness;
(3)injury.
"orphan" – a child of a victim who had not yet reached the age of 30 upon the death of the victim as a result of the injury, or who, due to a physical or mental defect, was not self-supporting at the time of the victim's death or upon reaching the age of 21 after his death, whichever is later, and for as long as he is not self-supporting for those reasons.
Presumption of Hostile Action Injury§
2.
Where a person was injured in circumstances in which there is reasonable ground to assume that he sustained a hostile action injury, the injury shall be deemed a hostile action injury unless proved otherwise.
Medical Treatment, Convalescence and Rehabilitation§
3.
The provisions of Section C of Chapter V of the Insurance Law and the Regulations thereunder shall apply to a victim, with the necessary modifications and subject to the provisions of section 12.
Pension and Additional Entitlement for a Disabled Person§
4.
(a)A victim who, as a result of a hostile action injury, has sustained a disability and whose degree of disability has been determined as provided in section 5, shall be entitled to a pension, and the provisions of sections 4, 4a, 4c, 4d, 4e, 4f, 5, 5a, 6, 7, 7a, 7b to 7f, 8, 16, 18(d) and (e), 18b, 18c, 20a, 22, 35, 35b, 35c, 36b, 37, 39a, 40, 42, 43(a3) and (a4), 49, 51 and 52(a) of the Disabled Veterans Law shall apply to him, with the necessary modifications and with these modifications:
(1)in section 16(a), instead of "and with the approval of the Accountant General in the Ministry of Finance" read "and with the approval of the accountant of the Institute as its meaning in section 23a of the National Insurance Law";
(2)in section 18b(b), instead of "under section 43(b)" read "under section 9 of the Victims of Hostile Action (Pensions) Law";
(3)in section 51, instead of "the Minister of Defence shall publish in Reshumot (Official Gazette) and on the internet website of the Branch" read "the Institute shall publish on its internet website";
(4)for the purpose of section 52(a), the rate of update determined under that section shall also apply to a victim for the period determined under that section.
(b)A victim as referred to in subsection (a) is entitled to an additional entitlement under Chapter II-A of the Disabled Veterans Law, and the provisions under that Chapter and under sections 18a to 18c, 50, 51 and 52(b) of that Law shall apply, as well as rules, conditions, amounts and provisions determined by the Minister of Defence under those provisions and sections, and with modifications determined by the Minister of Labour, if determined, with the necessary modifications and with these modifications:
(1)wherever reference is made to the Chief Authorised Physician or to the Deputy Chief Authorised Physician, it shall be deemed as if reference is made to the Medical Director of the Institute or to the Deputy Medical Director of the Institute, as the case may be, and wherever reference is made to a Regional Authorised Physician or to a District Authorised Physician, it shall be deemed as if reference is made to a physician whom the Director General of the Institute has appointed as authorised physician; such an appointment may be for a specific matter or for all matters, all as stated in the instrument of appointment;
(2)the following provisions in the Disabled Veterans Law shall not apply: section 9n – with respect to assistance by way of housing in an apartment owned by the Ministry of Defence; sections 9o(e) and 9q(1)(a) opening words – with respect to a disabled person with a special disability grade who is housed in an apartment owned by the Ministry of Defence; and section 9t(b);
(3)with respect to disabled persons who do not hold a special disability grade, the provisions of Section C of that Chapter shall apply with the necessary modifications;
(4)notwithstanding the provisions of Section C of that Chapter, a disabled person with a special disability grade shall be entitled to a grant at the level of assistance referred to in section 9ag(a) or (b) for the purpose of purchasing a first vehicle that is a new vehicle, which shall be in the ownership of the disabled person and shall serve him for his mobility, and the following provisions shall apply:
(a)the provisions of section 9u, except for the definition of "medical vehicle in State ownership", and sections 9x, 9y, 9z, 9ag(c), (d)(1) and (2), except for the concluding passage commencing with the words "and he has returned", (e), (f), (h), (i) and 9al, shall apply with the necessary modifications;
(b)the provisions of section 9aj shall not apply; however, if a disabled person with a special disability grade who purchased a medical vehicle dies and the medical vehicle passes to a family member of the disabled person under the Succession Law, 5725-1965, the heirs shall be required to return to the Institute within 60 days of the date of the disabled person's death 15% of the value of the vehicle as it was at the time of the return; a claims officer may reduce the rate of return having regard to the circumstances of the matter;
(c)if the disabled person purchased a vehicle, he shall be entitled to funding of vehicle maintenance expenses, including vehicle repair, insurance and licensing fees;
(d)a claims officer may approve for a disabled person who has not yet exercised his entitlement to a vehicle, or who has not yet received the medical vehicle that was purchased, or in respect of whom it has been determined that the vehicle in his ownership is unfit for travel due to a malfunction requiring its temporary or permanent removal from service, funding for the hire of a suitable vehicle or reimbursement of travel expenses for travel by taxi, all for a period not exceeding 60 days;
(e)provisions determined by the Minister of Defence under section 9w(b) with respect to the replacement of a medical vehicle shall apply to the replacement of a vehicle under this section;
(5)notwithstanding the provisions of sections 9t, 9al and 9am of the Disabled Veterans Law, the Director General of the Institute shall establish the Housing Advisory Committee, the Mobility Exceptions Committee, the Expert Committee and the Additional Entitlement Exceptions Committee under those sections, as applied in this subsection, and shall appoint their members, with the necessary modifications, in accordance with the composition, eligibility conditions and modes of appointment determined under those sections, provided that one of the members of the Housing Advisory Committee, the Mobility Exceptions Committee and the Additional Entitlement Exceptions Committee shall be a representative of the representative organisation; provisions regarding removal from office, criteria for the approval of additional entitlements and working procedures determined under those sections shall apply, with the necessary modifications;
(6)the provisions of section 13 shall apply to decisions of the Housing Advisory Committee, the Mobility Exceptions Committee and the Additional Entitlement Exceptions Committee under Chapter II-A of the Disabled Veterans Law, as applied in this subsection.
(c)The provisions of section 44c of the Disabled Veterans Law, as well as the provisions determined by the Minister of Defence under that section, shall apply to a victim as referred to in subsection (a), with the necessary modifications and with these modifications: in every place, instead of "the Minister of Defence" read "the Minister of Labour" and instead of "the Branch" read "the Institute".
Provisions Regarding Deduction from the Monthly Pension§
4a.
(a)
(1)Notwithstanding the provisions of section 15 and the provisions of section 303 of the Insurance Law, a claims officer shall deduct from the monthly pension paid to a victim and to a family member, except for an orphan and a child of a person who died as a result of a hostile action injury, who are entitled to a pension under this Law, membership dues to the representative organisation as referred to in subsection (b), payments to the mutual aid fund of the representative organisation and participation fees for mutual life insurance and mutual nursing care insurance arranged through the representative organisation, all or some of them, as the case may be;
(2)Notwithstanding the provisions of section 15 and section 303 of the Insurance Law, a claims officer, after receiving an express written request from a victim or from a family member entitled to a monthly pension under this Law, shall deduct from the monthly pension paid to the victim or to the family member as aforesaid, after making other deductions under any law, a payment in respect of a loan received by the victim or the family member from the representative organisation;
(3)The Institute shall transfer to the representative organisation a monthly report on each of the deductions from the monthly pension paid to a disabled person or to a family member under this section, as the case may be;
(4)
(a)The Minister of Labour, with the approval of the Labour and Welfare Committee of the Knesset, shall determine the maximum amounts that may be deducted each month from the pensions of a victim or of a family member under paragraph (1);
(b)A deduction in respect of a loan as referred to in paragraph (2) shall not exceed the following rates, as the case may be:
(1)one half of the pension – with respect to a disabled person receiving a monthly pension whose degree of disability is 10% to 19%;
(2)35% of the pension – with respect to a disabled person receiving a monthly pension whose degree of disability is 20% or more, or with respect to a family member receiving a monthly pension under this Law;
(c)Notwithstanding the provisions of sub-paragraph (b), the Minister of Labour, with the approval of the Labour and Welfare Committee of the Knesset, may determine maximum deduction rates different from those stated in that sub-paragraph, taking into account, inter alia, the degree of disability.
(b)The Minister of Labour and Welfare may declare an organisation as a representative organisation if all of the following conditions are fulfilled:
(1)the exclusive purpose of the organisation is the improvement of the conditions and welfare of all persons entitled to a pension under this Law;
(2)the organisation represents the largest number of persons entitled to a pension under this Law;
(3)the organisation accepts as a member any victim and any family member who requests to join the organisation.
(c)The membership dues and payments referred to in subsection (a) shall be deducted from the monthly pension paid to the entitled person only after the Institute has notified him that it intends to deduct them from the monthly pension and that he is entitled to submit a written objection to the deduction within 60 days from the date on which he received that notice.
(d)If the entitled person has not objected to the deduction of the membership dues and payments from the monthly pension, the deduction shall commence at the end of the month following the month in which the 60 days expired.
(e)If the entitled person notifies the Institute in writing of his objection to the deduction after the said date, the deduction shall cease at the end of the month following the month in which the Institute received the notice.
Determination of Degree of Disability§
5.
(a)A condition precedent to the determination of the degree of disability of a victim under this section is approval, as referred to in section 12, that an injury sustained by the victim is a hostile action injury.
(b)A physician or medical committee appointed for the purpose of section 118 of the Insurance Law, or an authorised physician as defined in section 208(b) of that Law who has knowledge in the fields included in the training programme determined under section 118(b)(3) of that Law, shall determine the degree of disability according to the tests and rules prescribed under section 10(b) of the Disabled Veterans Law, with the adjustments and modifications determined by the Minister of Labour and Welfare in Regulations.
(c)A person who considers himself aggrieved by a decision of a physician, medical committee or authorised physician as referred to in subsection (b) may appeal against it to the Medical Appeals Committee appointed for the purpose of section 122 of the Insurance Law.
(d)The arrangements for the determination of the degree of disability as referred to in sections 103, 104, 119, 120 and 124 and also the conditions for filing an appeal as referred to in section 122 and the conditions for filing an appeal as referred to in section 123 of the Insurance Law, and the Regulations under those sections, shall apply with the necessary modifications to the determination of the degree of disability under this Law.
6.§
(Repealed — תשמ״ב)
State Participation in the Payment of Insurance Arrangements§
6a.
A victim entitled to a monthly pension for whom life insurance, supplementary health insurance or nursing care insurance arrangements have been made, through the representative organisation, is entitled to State participation in the insurance premiums for those insurances, in the amount determined by the Minister of Labour with the approval of the Labour and Welfare Committee of the Knesset.
Pension and Benefits for Family Members§
7.
(a)Where a hostile action injury caused the death of the victim, the family members shall be entitled to a pension, and the provisions of sections 1c, 7, 8, 8a, 8b, 8c, 9, 9c, 9d, 9e, 10, 10a, 10c, 11, 12, 13a, 13b, 13c, 14, 14a, 14a1, 14b, 14b1, 15, 17, 18, 20(c), 21b, 22, 24, 25b, 29a, 29c, 29d, 32, 32a and 33a of the Fallen Soldiers' Families Law shall apply to them, with the necessary modifications.
(a1)A child of a victim who has been orphaned of both parents, who died as a result of a hostile action injury, is entitled to a monthly pension at the rate fixed in section 13b(1) of the Fallen Soldiers' Families Law, instead of a monthly pension under the provisions of section 9(a) of that Law, until reaching the age of 18, and is also entitled to the benefits granted in respect of an orphan to a widow as defined in the Fallen Soldiers' Families Law, under any law, provided that he shall not be entitled to double benefits.
(a2)A child of a victim who has been orphaned of both parents who died as a result of a hostile action injury and who has reached the age of 18 is entitled, for the duration of his lifetime, to a monthly pension at the rate fixed in section 7 of the Fallen Soldiers' Families Law, and to the benefits granted under any law to a widow who has no orphan dependent on her as defined in that Law, except for assistance in financing the purchase of an apartment and the replacement of an apartment, provided that he shall not be entitled to double benefits; benefits in respect of commemoration shall be granted to only one of the orphans in the same family, in respect of each of his parents.
(b)(Repealed)
(c)A person entitled to a pension under the provisions of subsection (a2) shall not be entitled, in respect of the period during which the said pension is paid, to a payment for an orphan's subsistence during the acquisition of a vocation or general or vocational education, under the Fallen Soldiers' Families Law; however, he shall be entitled to elect such a payment in lieu of the said pension.
(d)A child of a victim who has been orphaned of both parents, who died as a result of a hostile action injury, is entitled –
(1)to an organisation grant in the amount of NIS 83,600, to be paid at the time at which he became an orphan of both parents, or upon reaching the age of 18, whichever is later;
(2)(Repealed)
(e)The amount stated in subsection (d) shall be updated at the times of updating the pensions under the Fallen Soldiers' Families Law and at the said rate of update.
(e1)The family members referred to in subsection (a) are entitled to a benefit under the Fallen Soldiers' Families Law, and the provisions under Chapter III-A, under Chapter VII-A and under section 28a of that Law shall apply to them, with the necessary modifications, and also with these modifications:
(1)the Minister of Welfare and Social Services shall determine the composition of the exceptions committee for benefits and the composition of the committee for granting assistance beyond the letter of the law under sections 15i and 35a, and shall appoint their members;
(2)the committee for granting assistance beyond the letter of the law shall include as a member a representative of those entitled to a pension under this Law, who does not hold a position in a representative organisation declared under this Law;
(3)the provisions of section 13 shall apply to decisions under this subsection.
(4)In section 15g(d) and (i), instead of "the chief social worker" read "the head of the rehabilitation division".
(f)Notwithstanding the provisions of section 29a of the Fallen Soldiers' Families Law –
(1)(Repealed)
(2)a child of a victim who has been orphaned of both parents who died as a result of a hostile action injury is entitled to grants under section 29a of the Fallen Soldiers' Families Law by virtue of each of his parents;
(3)a child of a victim who has been orphaned of both parents who died as a result of a hostile action injury is entitled to a grant at the rate of 80% of the grant under section 29a(a) of the Fallen Soldiers' Families Law even if he married before his parents died or before the death of his second parent, provided that no more than two years elapsed between the marriage and the death of his second parent; if both parents died as aforesaid within two years of the marriage, the child of a victim as aforesaid shall be entitled to a grant under this paragraph by virtue of each of his parents.
(g)In respect of a child of a victim who has been orphaned of both parents who died as a result of a hostile action injury and who has a guardian of the person, the pension under subsection (a1) shall be paid, notwithstanding the provisions of section 9(d) of the Fallen Soldiers' Families Law, to that guardian, unless a competent court directs otherwise for special reasons that shall be recorded, and as it shall direct.
(h)A child of a victim who has been orphaned of both parents, one of whom died as a result of a hostile action injury, is entitled to a monthly pension at the rate fixed in section 13b(1) of the Fallen Soldiers' Families Law, instead of a monthly pension under section 9(a) of that Law, from the date on which he reached the age of 21 or from the date on which he was orphaned of both parents, whichever is later; such a pension shall be paid for a period of 13 years or until the child of a victim reaches the age of 50, whichever is earlier.
(i)The provisions of Chapter VII-B of the Fallen Soldiers' Families Law shall apply, with the necessary modifications, to the fiancée of a person who died as a result of a hostile action injury; for this purpose, "fiancée" – as defined in section 35b(a) of that Law.
(j)The provisions of section 32b of the Fallen Soldiers' Families Law shall apply, with the necessary modifications, also to an employee who is a family member as defined in section 32b(r) of that Law, of a person who died as a result of a hostile action injury, or who has a connection as referred to in section 32b(k) of that Law to a person who died as a result of a hostile action injury.
7a.§
(Repealed — תשמ״ח)
Place of Burial and Provisions Regarding Burial Expenses§
7b.
(a)A victim who has died shall be brought for burial in a cemetery chosen by his next of kin, and the next of kin shall bear no payment whatsoever in respect of the burial; in this section –
"cemetery" – including a closed cemetery or an exceptional burial plot determined by virtue of Regulations under section 266 of the Insurance Law;
"company" – as defined in the Regulations under section 266 of the Insurance Law;
"next of kin" – the person closest to the victim in the following order:
(1)his spouse;
(2)his sons and daughters;
(3)his parents;
(4)his brothers and sisters;
(5)the brothers and sisters of his parents.
(b)Where a victim has died – the family members shall be paid burial expenses and maintenance expenses of the burial site and the headstone, at the rates and subject to conditions that the Minister of Labour and Welfare shall prescribe by Regulations with the approval of the Labour and Welfare Committee of the Knesset; in addition to the foregoing, and without derogating from the provisions of any law, the company shall be paid expenses in respect of the purchase of a burial plot for the burial of a victim who has died in the cemetery chosen by the next of kin under subsection (a), in the amount customary for burial in that plot and in that cemetery; the amount to be paid shall not exceed double the tariff fixed in the First Schedule to the Jewish Religious Services Law [Consolidated Version], 5731-1971.
7c.§
(Repealed — תשמ״ב)
Monthly Payment for Loss of Income to the Guardian of an Orphan of Both Parents§
7d.
(a)A guardian of the person appointed for an orphan whose both parents died as a result of a hostile action injury is entitled to a monthly payment for loss of income during the period in which the orphan is with him and in his care, at the rate to be determined by the Minister of Welfare and Social Services in consultation with the Minister of Finance and with the approval of the Labour, Welfare and Health Committee of the Knesset; the Minister may determine the rate of the payment having regard to the number of orphans and their ages, the periods in respect of which entitlement to the payment shall exist, the purpose of the payment and the type of payment, and may also determine a one-time grant payment in respect of periods that preceded the entitlement to the monthly payment.
(b)A parent who adopted an orphan whose both parents died as a result of a hostile action injury shall be entitled to the rights accorded to a guardian under this section.
Special Pensions for a Guardian in Respect of an Orphan Who Has Not Yet Reached the Age of Six§
7d1.
A guardian of the person appointed for an orphan who has not yet reached the age of six whose both parents died as a result of a hostile action injury shall be paid in respect of the orphan, during the period in which the orphan is with him and in his care, in addition to the monthly payment set out in section 7d, a monthly payment as set out below:
(1)in respect of the period during which he has not yet reached three months of age – NIS 6,000;
(2)in respect of the period between his reaching the age of three months and his not yet having reached the age of three years – NIS 3,000;
(3)in respect of the period between his reaching the age of three years and his not yet having reached the age of six years – NIS 1,500.
Special Pension for an Accompanying Family of an Orphan from Age 18 to 25§
7d2.
(a)A person is entitled to a monthly payment in the amount of NIS 2,000 for loss of income for the purpose of care, accompaniment and assistance to an orphan who has reached the age of 18 and has not yet reached the age of 25, whose both parents died as a result of a hostile action injury (in this section – accompanying family), except for an orphan for whom a raising guardian has been appointed under section 7d(a).
(b)A payment as referred to in subsection (a) shall be given to the person in respect of whom the orphan has declared that he is his accompanying family; the orphan may change his declaration once a year.
(c)Where an orphan has not made a declaration as referred to in subsection (b), the assistance shall be given pursuant to the decision of the claims officer, to one of the following:
(1)a person with whom the orphan resides;
(2)a person who was the guardian of the orphan before he reached the age of 18;
(3)a person who is the raising guardian of the orphan's siblings who have not yet reached the age of 18, under section 7d(a).
(d)Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (b) and (c), the claims officer may pay the pensions under this section to another person, if satisfied that it will be in the best interests of the orphan.
(e)
(1)A payment of NIS 2,000 as referred to in subsection (a) shall be paid to an accompanying family in respect of all the adult orphans it accompanies;
(2)a payment as referred to in subsection (a) shall be paid to at most two accompanying families, in respect of several orphans who are siblings.
(f)The Minister of Labour, in consultation with the Minister of Finance and with the approval of the Labour and Welfare Committee of the Knesset, may prescribe provisions in respect of this section, including in respect of the manner of recognition of an accompanying family.
Absence of a Family Member from Work§
7e.
(a)A family member of a person who died as a result of a hostile action injury may be absent from work on the Memorial Day for the Fallen of Israel's Wars; for this purpose an employee who was absent from work shall be regarded as if he had worked.
(b)For the purpose of this section, "family member" – parents, grandparents, spouse, children, brothers and sisters, and including a person on whose table an orphan of a victim who died as a result of a hostile action injury is dependent and who is not a widower or widow of that victim.
Status of a Victim or Family Member for the Purpose of Any Other Enactment§
8.
A victim or family member shall have the same status as a disabled veteran under the Disabled Veterans Law and the Regulations thereunder, or a family member under the Fallen Soldiers' Families Law and the Regulations thereunder, for the purpose of any other enactment granting a benefit, exemption or concession.
Powers of the Minister of Labour and Welfare§
9.
The Minister of Labour and Welfare may –
(1)make Regulations, with the approval of the Labour and Welfare Committee of the Knesset, on all matters arising from the provisions of sections 3 to 7, including Regulations regarding the granting of loans and guarantees for the purpose of creating or consolidating sources of livelihood or for housing and accommodation needs for a victim or his family members, and the manner of repaying such loans, and regarding conditions for the payment of the grants referred to in section 7(d);
(2)prescribe by Order, with the approval of the Labour and Welfare Committee of the Knesset, that sections added to the Disabled Veterans Law or to the Fallen Soldiers' Families Law after the commencement of the Victims of Hostile Action (Pensions) Law (Amendment No. 7), 5742-1982, shall apply, with the necessary modifications, to victims or their family members;
(3)apply by Order, after consultation with the Labour and Welfare Committee of the Knesset, the Regulations under the Disabled Veterans Law, including the provisions of Chapter V of the Disabled Veterans Regulations (Medical Treatment), 5714-1954, or the Fallen Soldiers' Families Law, in whole or in part, all with the necessary modifications – to victims or their family members.
Appointment of an Authorising Authority§
10.
(a)The Minister of Defence, in consultation with the Minister of Labour and Welfare, shall appoint an authorising authority empowered to certify that an injury that occurred is a hostile action injury (hereinafter – the Authority); notice of the address of the Authority shall be published in Reshumot (Official Gazette).
(b)The Authority shall give its decision within three months from the day the claim reached it, unless it decided to extend the period for special reasons that were recorded.
Appeal§
11.
(a)A person who considers himself aggrieved by a decision of the Authority may appeal against it to the appeals committee referred to in subsection (b).
(b)The appeals committee shall consist of five members and shall be headed by a judge to be appointed by the Minister of Justice; the other members of the committee shall be appointed by the Minister of Defence in consultation with the Minister of Labour and Welfare.
(c)Three members of the committee, including the chairperson, shall constitute a quorum.
(d)The appeal shall be submitted in writing within 60 days from the day on which notice of the Authority's decision came to the knowledge of the appellant.
(e)The decision of the appeals committee shall be final.
(f)Notice of the address of the committee shall be published in Reshumot (Official Gazette).
Certification of a Hostile Action Injury§
12.
Certification by the Authority or by the appeals committee, as the case may be, that an injury that occurred is a hostile action injury is a prerequisite for any claim under this Law before the Institute.
Certification of a Hostile Action Injury that Occurred Outside Israel or the Area§
12a.
(a)Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1) of the definition of "hostile action injury", including as applied under section 18a, the Authority shall certify that an injury that occurred outside Israel or the Area is a hostile action injury even if its primary or secondary purpose was not to cause harm to Israel or to the Jewish people, provided that the hostile action was carried out by an organisation that declared that at least one of its objectives is to harm Israel, Israeli citizens or Jews, including where the hostile action was carried out with the assistance of such an organisation, on its behalf, for its account or in order to advance its objectives.
(b)The Minister of Labour, Welfare and Social Services, with the agreement of the Minister of Defence, may prescribe additional conditions for the certification of a hostile action injury under this section.
(c)Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a), a person shall not be recognised as a victim under the provisions of this Law if he was injured in an injury that occurred outside Israel or the Area as referred to in that subsection, in a state listed in section 2a of the Prevention of Infiltration Law (Offences and Jurisdiction), 5714-1954, except for Egypt or Jordan, having left for that state in contravention of the provisions of that section.
(d)Where a person sustained a hostile action injury from a hostile action that occurred outside Israel or the Area and the Authority certified under the provisions of this section that it is a hostile action injury, and he is entitled to pensions under this Law and also to payments under foreign law or from a foreign state in respect of that same hostile action injury, the payments referred to shall be deducted from the pensions under this Law, in accordance with provisions to be prescribed by the Minister of Labour, Welfare and Social Services, with the agreement of the Minister of Finance and with the approval of the Labour, Welfare and Health Committee of the Knesset.
Jurisdiction of the Labour Court§
13.
A regional court as defined in the Labour Court Law, 5729-1969, shall have exclusive jurisdiction to hear any claim for a pension under this Law and any claim for the recovery of a pension paid by mistake or unlawfully, all subject to the provisions of section 12.
Prescribing of Time Limits§
13a.
The Minister of Justice, in consultation with the Minister of Labour and Welfare, may prescribe by Regulations time limits for the filing of actions and appeals in respect of section 13.
Representation before a Court§
14.
In any claim under this Law against the State or by the State, the Institute shall represent it through a person authorised for that purpose on its behalf.
Application of the Insurance Law§
15.
Sections 144, 265, Section A and Section B except for section 297a, in respect of pensions and additional entitlements under the Disabled Veterans Law and section 308 of Chapter X, and sections 383, 385 and 386 of the Insurance Law and the Regulations thereunder shall apply in respect of this Law, with the necessary modifications.
Pension under this Law or benefit under the Insurance Law arising from a single event§
16.
(a)A person who, by reason of a single event, is entitled to a pension under this Law and to a benefit under the Insurance Law shall be paid a pension under this Law; however, within six months from the day on which the decision of the Authority was communicated to him, and if he is a disabled person under this Law – also within three months from the day on which the notification of the determination of a permanent degree of disability was communicated to him, the choice is in his hands to elect to receive a benefit under the Insurance Law.
(b)Where the entitled person has elected, within a period as referred to, to receive a benefit under the Insurance Law –
(1)the benefit shall be paid to him less the amounts paid to him as a pension under this Law in respect of the period for which the benefit is due to him;
(2)that portion of the benefit that exceeds the pension under this Law shall be charged to the Institute, and the remainder of the benefit shall be charged to the State Treasury.
(c)Where the entitled person has elected, pursuant to the provisions of subsection (a), to receive a dependants' pension under the provisions of Section H of Chapter V of the Insurance Law, and his entitlement to the said pension has lapsed pursuant to the provisions of section 135 of the Insurance Law by reason of his having remarried, he shall be entitled anew to the said pension pursuant to the provisions of the concluding part of section 135(a) of that Law, even if he ceased to be married after the expiry of ten years from the day on which he remarried.
Pension under this Law or Benefit under the Insurance Law for an Orphan§
16a.
(a)An orphan of both parents in respect of whom, by reason of being an orphan, the conditions entitling him to a pension under this Law and to a benefit under the Insurance Law are fulfilled, shall be entitled by virtue of each of his parents to a pension or a benefit, at his election, provided that he shall not elect benefits under this Law by virtue of both parents.
(b)
(1)The election between a pension and a benefit as referred to in subsection (a) by virtue of one parent shall be made within six months from the day on which notice of entitlement to the benefit or pension was delivered to the orphan, and until he has elected as aforesaid, the pension under this Law shall be paid to him; however, if before the occurrence of the event entitling him to a pension under this Law a benefit was paid to him by virtue of the Insurance Law, payment of the benefit by virtue of the Insurance Law shall continue until the election;
(2)where the orphan has not notified his election within the period referred to in paragraph (1), he shall be regarded as having elected the pension or benefit that was paid to him during that period.
(3)An orphan who elected a benefit or pension under section 16 and to whom the provisions of subsection (a) apply, is entitled to elect anew between a benefit and a pension to be paid to him by virtue of each of his parents under paragraph (1), within six months from the day on which he was orphaned of his second parent.
(c)
(1)Where the orphan elected the benefit under the Insurance Law – the provisions of section 16(b) shall apply;
(2)where the orphan elected the pension under this Law, the pension shall be paid less the amounts paid to him as a benefit under the Insurance Law in the period in respect of which the pension is due to him, and the State Treasury shall reimburse the Institute for the amounts so deducted.
(d)Where an orphan is a minor, every reference in this section to an orphan shall be read as if it were a reference to his guardian.
Pensions under this Law and pensions or compensation under other laws§
17.
(a)A person who, by reason of a single event, is entitled to a pension under this Law and under another law pursuant to which the pension is paid from the State Treasury – the choice is his to select one of the pensions; this provision does not derogate from what is stated in section 34 of the State Service (Pensions) Law [Consolidated Version], 5730-1970, and in section 32 of the Regular Service in the Israel Defence Forces (Pensions) Law [Consolidated Version], 5745-1985.
(b)A person who, by reason of a single event, is entitled to a pension under this Law and to compensation under the Civil Wrongs Ordinance [New Version] or under the Road Accident Victims Compensation Law, 5735-1975, shall be subject, with the necessary modifications, to the provisions of section 36(a) of the Disabled Veterans Law or section 21(a) of the Fallen Soldiers' Families Law, as the case may be.
(b1)Where a victim or a family member who is entitled to pensions under this Law has filed a claim for torts compensation in respect of a hostile action injury that is an act of terrorism against the perpetrator of the act of terrorism, a person who remunerates the act of terrorism, or a person who bears responsibility for it under sections 12 to 14 of the Civil Wrongs Ordinance [New Version], the following provisions shall apply:
(1)The plaintiff shall notify the Institute of the filing of the said claim;
(2)Where the court has adjudicated the said claim and determined that the plaintiff is entitled to torts compensation, the plaintiff shall be entitled in his claim to the positive difference between the amount of the torts compensation and the capitalised pension amount, or to 75% of the amount of the torts compensation, whichever is higher, and the State's claim under section 36(a)(2) of the Disabled Veterans Law or under section 21(a)(2) of the Fallen Soldiers' Families Law shall be limited to the remainder of the amount of the torts compensation;
(3)Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (b), the provisions of section 36(a)(1), (3), (5) and (6) of the Disabled Veterans Law or section 21(a)(1) and (4) to (6) of the Fallen Soldiers' Families Law shall not apply.
(b2)Nothing in the provisions of subsection (b) or (b1) derogates from the right to collect exemplary damages awarded other than against the State in respect of an act of terrorism, including under the Law for the Compensation of Victims of Terror (Exemplary Damages), 5784-2024, in addition to pensions under this Law.
(c)A person who, other than by reason of a single event, is entitled to a pension under this Law and under another law pursuant to which a pension is paid from the State Treasury, is entitled to receive both pensions together.
(d)In this section –
"act of terrorism" – as defined in the Law for the Struggle against Terrorism, 5776-2016;
"capitalised pension amount" – the total of the monthly pensions paid to the plaintiff or to be paid to him under this Law, capitalised in accordance with section 333 of the Insurance Law, with the necessary modifications;
"exemplary damages" – damages that are not dependent on loss;
"torts compensation" – compensation for harm under the Civil Wrongs Ordinance [New Version], other than from the State;
"plaintiff" – a person who has filed a claim as referred to in subsection (b1).
Pension to a family member under the Fallen Soldiers' Families Law and under this Law§
17a.
(a)
(1)A family member who, but for what is stated in section 17(a), would be entitled to a pension under the Fallen Soldiers' Families Law and under this Law, shall be entitled to a pension under the Fallen Soldiers' Families Law only, and a victim who died as a result of a hostile action injury shall be deemed as if he were a soldier who fell in battle;
(2)In this subsection, "family member" – a person who has been recognised as a widower, as a bereaved parent or as an orphan, both under the Fallen Soldiers' Families Law and under this Law.
(b)(Repealed)
Pension to a disabled veteran under the Disabled Veterans Law and under this Law§
17b.
A disabled veteran who, but for what is stated in section 17(a), would have been entitled to pensions as a disabled veteran under the Disabled Veterans Law and under this Law, shall be entitled, for as long as he is a disabled veteran entitled to a pension under the Disabled Veterans Law, to a pension by virtue of the Disabled Veterans Law only, and the hostile action injury shall be deemed as if it were an injury that occurred during and as a result of his military service.
Pensions to a disabled veteran and a family member under several laws§
17c.
(a)A person who, but for what is stated in section 17(a), would have been entitled to a pension under the Disabled Veterans Law and to a pension as a family member under this Law, as well as a person who would have been entitled to a pension as a family member under the Fallen Soldiers' Families Law and to a pension as a disabled veteran under this Law, shall be paid, in addition to the pension under the Disabled Veterans Law or under the Fallen Soldiers' Families Law, as the case may be, the pension under this Law, provided that he does not receive a pension under section 6 or 7 of the Disabled Veterans Law by reason of his entitlement under one of the said laws.
(b)The amount of the pension due to a person entitled under one of the laws referred to in subsection (a) shall not be regarded as income for the purpose of determining the amount of the pension due to him under the other law.
Benefits§
17d.
(a)A person who received a benefit under this Law and becomes entitled to a pension under sections 17a(a) or 17b shall not be entitled to that same benefit again.
(b)A person who received a benefit under this Law or under another law and becomes entitled to a pension under section 17c shall not be entitled to that same benefit again.
Pensions under this Law by virtue of several causes of action§
17e.
(a)A person entitled to pensions under this Law by virtue of several causes of action – the choice is his to select the pension by virtue of one of them, unless otherwise provided in one of the sections listed in sections 4 or 7.
(b)Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) –
(1)A person who has been recognised as a bereaved parent and as a widower – is entitled to a pension by virtue of one of the causes of action, at his choice, and to half the pension paid to a single person under the provisions of section 20(b) of the Fallen Soldiers' Families Law;
(2)A person who has been recognised as a disabled veteran and as a family member – shall be paid pensions by virtue of both causes of action, provided that he does not receive a pension under section 6 or 7 of the Disabled Veterans Law, and the provisions of section 17c(b) shall apply, with the necessary modifications;
(3)A person who has been recognised as a bereaved parent, as a widower and as a disabled veteran – shall be paid pensions as referred to in paragraph (1) and, in addition thereto, a pension as a disabled veteran, provided that he does not receive a pension under section 6 or 7 of the Disabled Veterans Law, and the provisions of section 17c(b) shall apply, with the necessary modifications;
(4)A disabled veteran injured by a hostile action who sustains an additional hostile action injury – his degree of disability shall be redetermined, and the impairments from all of the hostile action injuries shall be deemed as if they originated from a single hostile action injury.
Provisions in respect of a person injured by a hostile action whose secondary objective is harm to Israel§
17f.
Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 3, 4 and 7, where a person sustained a hostile action injury from a hostile action that occurred outside Israel or the Area and whose secondary objective was harm to Israel, and he or his family member is entitled to pensions under this Law and also to payments under foreign law or from a foreign state in respect of that hostile action injury, the victim or his family member shall be paid pensions in the amount of the difference between the said payments and the pensions under this Law; the Minister of Finance, with the consent of the Minister of Welfare and with the approval of the Labour, Welfare and Health Committee of the Knesset, may prescribe provisions and conditions in respect of the pensions to be paid under this section, and may authorise a person or body who shall calculate the rate of the pensions and for that purpose shall direct the manner of calculating the pensions.
Pensions from the State Treasury§
18.
(a)Pensions under this Law shall be granted from the State Treasury through the Institute.
(b)The State Treasury shall indemnify the Institute, upon its demand, for every expense incurred by it in granting the pension and for the proportional share of the administrative expenses of the Institute arising from the implementation of this Law.
(c)The Institute shall bear all expenses connected with the provision of legal aid under item 15 of the Schedule to the Legal Aid Law, 5732-1972, to a person upon whom the provisions of section 32b of the Fallen Soldiers' Families Law have been applied by virtue of section 7(j), pursuant to an arrangement between the Institute and the Ministry of Justice; the State Treasury shall indemnify the Institute, upon its demand, for every expense borne by it as aforesaid and for the proportional share of the administrative expenses of the Institute arising from the bearing of such expenses.
Person injured by a hostile action against the Jewish people – application of the Law§
18a.
(a)The provisions of this Law, with the necessary modifications, shall also apply to a resident of Israel who sustained a hostile action injury from a hostile action against the Jewish people, and for this purpose, in the definition of "hostile action injury" in section 1, paragraph (1) shall be read so that wherever it appears, instead of "to Israel" read "to the Jewish people", after "their objectives" insert "provided that the primary objective of such a hostile action was harm to the Jewish people", and the words "provided that if the said hostile actions occurred outside Israel or the Area – their purpose was to cause harm to Israel" shall be deleted.
Application§
19.
(a)This Law shall apply to a person injured in a hostile action after the 25th day of Iyar 5727 (4 June 1967).
(b)This Law shall not apply to an injury sustained by a person who belongs to the enemy forces, assists them or acts on their behalf or for their account or in order to advance their objectives.
(c)The Minister of Labour and Welfare may, subject to conditions prescribed by him in Regulations with the approval of the Labour and Welfare Committee of the Knesset, apply the provisions of this Law, all or any of them, to a foreign resident who is injured abroad in a hostile action injury in the course of his employment with an employer who is a resident of Israel and as a result of such employment; the exercise of this power in respect of a victim employed in an Israeli representation abroad shall be in consultation with the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Victims of 5708–5709§
19a.
(a)Notwithstanding the provisions of section 19(a), this Law, except for section 2, shall apply to a person injured in hostile actions of enemy forces during the period from the 5th day of Iyar 5708 (14 May 1948) to the 25th day of Shevat 5709 (24 February 1949), if both of the following conditions are fulfilled in his case:
(1)He was injured in a place that was at that time the territory of Israel or under the control of the Israel Defence Forces or of a unit in respect of which service in it was declared by the Minister of Defence to be military service for the purposes of the Disabled War Veterans Law (Pensions and Rehabilitation), 5719-1959 [Consolidated Version], as referred to in paragraph (2) of the definition of "military service" in section 1 of that Law, or he was injured while in transit from such a place to another such place;
(2)From the date of the injury until the date of commencement of the Victims of Hostile Action (Pensions) Law (Amendment No. 3), 5737-1977, he was a resident of Israel and was in Israel continuously; for this purpose, continuity shall not be deemed to have been interrupted if the victim was outside Israel for a period not exceeding four years, whether in one consecutive period or in several consecutive periods, and also if he was outside Israel for a longer period for the purposes of study or on a mission on behalf of the State or on behalf of a public body in Israel.
(b)For the purposes of this Law, an injury from hostile actions of enemy forces shall be treated as a hostile action injury and a person who sustained such an injury shall be treated as a victim, provided that the provisions of subsection (a) are fulfilled in his case.
Family members§
19b.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Law, its provisions, except for section 2, shall apply to a family member of a person to whom section 19a applies, if the provisions of paragraph (2) of section 19a(a) are fulfilled in the family member, with the necessary modifications.
Restriction§
19c.
(a)A person who received from one of the bodies listed below a payment or other compensation, other than medical treatment and medical rehabilitation, in respect of an injury as referred to in section 19a, shall not be entitled to a pension under this Law; and these are the bodies:
(1)the State;
(2)the Jewish Agency for the Land of Israel;
(3)the World Zionist Organisation;
(4)the National Committee for the Community of Israel;
(5)a local authority.
(b)A person who is receiving, in respect of an injury as referred to in section 19a, weekly compensation under the Workmen's Compensation Ordinance, 1947, the choice is his to select continued receipt of the compensation or entitlements under this Law.
Claim for a pension§
19d.
(a)A claim by virtue of sections 19a or 19b shall be submitted no later than the end of twelve months from the date of commencement of the Victims of Hostile Action (Pensions) Law (Amendment No. 3), 5737-1977.
(b)The burden of proof lies on a person who claims that an injury is from hostile actions of enemy forces and that disability or death was caused as a result of the said injury.
Duty to update particulars§
19e.
A pension recipient shall notify the Institute in writing of any change that has occurred in his family status, his income or another matter in respect of which he previously provided information to the Institute, or in respect of a matter of which the Institute has notified him that it is required for the purpose of receiving a pension, within sixty days of the date of the change, all provided that the change is likely to affect his entitlement to a pension or its rate.
Penalties§
19f.
(a)A plaintiff who submitted a false declaration in respect of information required by the Institute for the purpose of determining his entitlement to a pension, its rate or its update, or who concealed such information, is liable to a fine as referred to in section 61(a)(2) of the Penal Law, 5737-1977 (in this Law – the Penal Law).
(b)
(1)Where a pension recipient has received a notice from the Institute by registered mail concerning the particulars referred to in the Second Schedule that affect entitlement to the pension or its rate, which he is required to report, and a change has occurred in one or more of the said particulars during a period of four years from the date of dispatch of the notice, and the pension recipient did not report in writing to the Institute on the change within sixty days of the date of the change, contrary to the provisions of section 19e, he is liable to a fine as referred to in section 61(a)(2) of the Penal Law;
(2)The notice referred to in paragraph (1) shall include a warning in the language set out in Part 3 of the Second Schedule, and shall be in the Hebrew, Arabic, Russian and Amharic languages; the values of the rates of the basic amount as referred to in the Second Schedule that are specified in the notice shall also be presented in New Israeli Shekels; a form for updating the particulars in the Hebrew language shall be attached to the notice;
(3)Where a notice under this subsection has been sent to a pension recipient by registered mail to the address last notified by him to the Institute and to his address appearing in the Population Registry, it shall be deemed to have been lawfully served even without a signature on the delivery acknowledgement upon the expiry of 15 days from the date on which it was sent, unless the addressee has proved that he did not receive the notice for reasons beyond his control and not due to his avoidance of receiving it;
(4)Where a pension recipient has proved that he did not receive the notice by registered mail for reasons beyond his control and not due to his avoidance of receiving it, the provisions of paragraph (1) shall apply to him, provided that he received the said notice from a claims officer as its meaning in the Insurance Law;
(5)The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to a person in respect of whom a medical disability has been determined under item 33, 34 or 91 of the impairments list, as its meaning in section 208 of the Insurance Law, or in respect of whom it has been determined that he requires constant supervision, as its meaning in section 224(a)(2) of the Insurance Law.
Payment other than by the Institute§
20.
A person who has been recognised as a family member or as a disabled veteran under this Law and in whom the conditions referred to in section 17c are fulfilled shall be paid the pension to which he is entitled under this Law by the competent authority to pay pensions under the Disabled Veterans Law or under the Fallen Soldiers' Families Law, as the case may be; where the pension was paid by the Institute, it shall be regarded as an advance on account of the pension to which he is entitled.
Badge and certificate for disabled veterans§
20a.
(a)The Institute shall grant a victim who is entitled to a pension as a disabled veteran under this Law a badge and a certificate attesting to his disability.
(b)The form of the badge and the certificate, the manner of their grant and provisions concerning the manufacture of the badge, trade in it and any other use of it or of its likeness for commercial or advertising purposes, shall be prescribed in Regulations.
Memorial Hall on Mount Herzl§
20b.
(a)The Institute shall be responsible for the management, operation and maintenance of a memorial hall in memory of those killed in hostile actions on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem (in this section – the Memorial Hall), including for determining the memorial contents after consultation with the representative organisation, determining the budget of the Memorial Hall and managing the budget, determining the lines of operation of the Memorial Hall, holding memorial and remembrance events for those killed in hostile actions at the Memorial Hall, and planning and conducting education, information and guidance activities.
(b)The State Treasury shall indemnify the Institute for every expense incurred by it for the purpose of carrying out what is stated in subsection (a), in an amount not less than one million New Israeli Shekels per year, commencing in 2026 or in the year of establishment of the Memorial Hall, whichever is later.
(c)The amount specified in subsection (b) shall be updated on 1 January of each year (in this subsection – the update date) in accordance with the rate of increase of the consumer price index published by the Central Bureau of Statistics that is known on the update date compared with the index that was known on 1 January of the preceding year.
Support for activities for the benefit of victims of hostile actions and family members of persons whose death was caused by a hostile action injury§
20c.
(a)An annual budget for support of public institutions for the purpose of conducting activities for the benefit of victims of hostile actions, including the activities listed below, shall be set in a budget item of the responsible Minister's office, in an annual budget law, in an amount not less than NIS 10,000,000 per year (in this section – the support funds):
(1)operation, construction and renovation of rehabilitation, sport, culture and social facilities;
(2)rehabilitation, sport, culture and social activities;
(3)activities for the purpose of promoting, improving and realising rights.
(b)The support funds shall also serve for supporting public institutions that conduct activities for the benefit of family members of a person whose death was caused by a hostile action injury, including the activities listed in subsection (a)(1) to (3).
(c)The responsible Minister shall determine criteria for supporting public institutions as referred to in subsections (a) and (b) pursuant to section 3a of the Budget Foundations Law.
(d)The amount specified in this section shall be updated on 1 January once every five years commencing in 2031 (hereinafter – the update date), according to the rate of increase of the consumer price index published by the Central Bureau of Statistics before the update date compared with the index published before the preceding update date, and for the purposes of the first update – compared with the index published before the 12th day of Tevet 5786 (1 January 2026).
(e)A public institution receiving support under this section shall submit to the responsible Minister, by 1 February of each year, a report on the use made of the support funds in respect of the financial year preceding that date.
(f)The responsible Minister shall report to the Labour and Welfare Committee of the Knesset, by 1 March of each year, on the amounts of support granted to each public institution under this section and on the utilisation of the support funds for the various activities by public institutions, in respect of the financial year preceding that date.
(g)In this section –
"Budget Foundations Law" – the Budget Foundations Law, 5745-1985;
"annual budget law" – as defined in the Budget Foundations Law;
"public institution" and "budget item" – as defined in section 3a of the Budget Foundations Law;
"responsible Minister" – the Minister within whose area of responsibility the National Insurance Institute falls or another Minister empowered by the Government for the purposes of this section, and in respect of criteria for granting support for 2025 and 2026 – the Minister of Welfare and Social Security.
Implementation§
21.
The Minister of Labour and Welfare is charged with the implementation of this Law and may make Regulations in respect of anything relating to its implementation.
Adjustments§
22.
(a)The Laws cited in the First Schedule shall be amended as set out therein.
(b)In place of the pensions officer referred to in the Disabled Veterans Law and the Fallen Soldiers' Families Law, for the purpose of this Law there shall come a claims officer as its meaning in section 298 of the Insurance Law.
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חוק התגמולים לנפגעי פעולות איבה, תש"ל-1970
Victims of Hostile Action Law
Pensions Law 1970
Hostile Action Pensions Law
Tagmulim Law
War Victims Compensation Law
Pensions for Hostile Action Victims
Israeli War Pensions Law
Hostile Actions Victims Law