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New Knesset Swears In With Dozens of Fresh Faces
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The 26th Knesset will be sworn in on Tuesday with 46 new members, including a record-breaking young parliamentarian. The new body will feature 33 women and notable figures with personal ties to recent security events, alongside controversial lawmakers. The swearing-in ceremony is set for 4 p.m. in Jerusalem.
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- The 26th Knesset, comprising 120 members, will be sworn in on Tuesday at 4 p.m.
- Forty-six of the 120 incoming Knesset members will be new to parliament.
- Yonatan Shalev, 24, will become the youngest-ever Israeli parliamentarian.
- The new Knesset will include 33 women, an increase from the previous session.
- Notable new MKs include individuals with direct ties to the October 7 attacks and the Gaza conflict.
- Controversial figures, including Jacob Bardugo and Chanamel Dorfman, are among the new lawmakers.
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