Rafi Ben Shitrit is a former mayor of Beit She'an and a former Likud member. His son Elroi, a soldier, was killed defending Nahal Oz on 7 October 2023, and he is one of the founders of the October Council, the bereaved families' group that campaigns for a state commission of inquiry into the 7 October failures. He was placed second on the Yisrael Beiteinu list for 2026, his first Knesset run.
Formerly associated with Likud as mayor of Beit She'an; joined Yisrael Beiteinu in 2026.
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- מנסור עבאס, הכסף מקטאר והאשם המרכזי במחדל: מפגש קצוות עם רפי בן שטריתHETV· מפגש קצוות· 2026
i24NEWS interview with the Yisrael Beytenu candidate on Mansour Abbas, Qatari money and blame for October 7.
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Rafi Ben Shitrit is in second place on the Yisrael Beiteinu list, and Talia Lankri is in third place.