Children and relatives of 19 Israeli ministers are fighting against Hamas: among them there are wounded

Children and relatives of 19 Israeli ministers fighting as part of the IDF / Getty Images

According to local media, some relatives and children of Israeli officials are taking part in the war against Palestinian militants. They are fighting as part of the IDF.

Israeli media checked what relatives of officials were doing during the war between the Jewish state and Hamas. They found out that the relatives of most members of the 37th cabinet of ministers and the head of state took part in the hostilities.

Which of the ministers' relatives is fighting in Gaza?

According to the publication, the son of President Isaac Herzog is now fighting in Gaza City itself. The youngest son of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is also participating in the fighting, as are the 2 children of Defense Minister Yoav Galant. Transport Minister Miri Regev's son-in-law is currently in the Gaza Strip as part of the combat engineering forces, and his daughter is serving as an officer. And the son of the Minister of Science, Innovation and Technology Ofir Akunis is serving in the navy.

Yaakov Marji, who serves as Minister of Social Welfare, has a son who has been fighting since the start of hostilities. Economy Minister Nir Barkat has not only his brothers and nephews taking part in the war, but also his daughter. The 2 children of Minister of Aliyah and Integration Ofir Sofer are also fighting. The Minister of Settlement Affairs of Orot Struk has four daughters and the same number of sons-in-law.

The publication writes that the minister’s son, Yifat Shashi-Biton, serves in the guard and has been fighting against Hamas since the first days of the war. Justice Minister Yariv Levin has a daughter and son also fighting in the ranks of the IDF.

Also currently fighting are 7 family members (including 3 sons and son-in-law) of Minister Benny Gantz and 2 sons of Minister Gadi Eizenkot. Minister Healy Truper has 21 relatives at war, including brothers and nephews. Agriculture Minister Avi Dichter has all his children at war.

Education Minister Yoav Kisch has 2 children mobilized into reserve. Minister of Strategic Planning Ron Dermer also had 2 sons called up for service, and 2 of his nephews were mobilized in Israel. Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has 2 brothers fighting against Hamas.

In addition, it is known that the son of Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir, who is 18 years old, is being called up for service, and his 2 sons-in-law are serving in the reserves. Labor Minister Yoav Ben-Tzur also has family members in service. One of his relatives was even wounded. Those of his relatives who were not drafted are now helping the front as volunteers.

Latest news about the war in the Middle East

• Recently, the editor-in-chief of the Israeli portal “Details” Emil Shleimovich, in a commentary to Channel 24, stated that IDF fighters found the body of a woman in the tunnels of Palestinian terrorists. Hamas militants kidnapped a border guard observer and killed her while she was in captivity, he said.
• Previously, Israel reported achieving all its goals during the ground operation in the Gaza Strip. However, the IDF does not plan to stop there, since the Jewish state wants to destroy all military and leadership capabilities of Hamas.
• Let us recall that Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Galant announced the transition to the next stage of the ground operation in Gaza. The IDF will now act more decisively.