Overview
- The Cabinet approved changing the conflict’s official title from "Swords of Iron" to "The War of Redemption" on Sunday.
- Netanyahu presented the move as a continuation of Israel’s War of Independence and a statement of national revival, according to his office.
- Government materials say the name will be used on medals and in state records, with implementation estimated at roughly 2 million shekels.
- The decision’s explanatory note describes the campaign as spanning seven fronts: Gaza, the West Bank, Lebanon, Syria, Iran, Yemen and Iraq.
- Opposition figures and some families of October 7 victims condemned the renaming, with hostage mother Yael Adar saying, "There is no redemption for Israel."