Israel Approves Law on Public Trials and Death Penalty for October 7 Accused
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The death penalty has not been applied in Israel since the execution of Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann in 1962.
Israel passes law to execute Palestinians linked to 7 October attacks
Israel passes law to execute Palestinians linked to 7 October attacks The Israeli parliament approved a bill on Tuesday to establish public trials and impose the death penalty on Palestinian detainees accused of taking part in the 7 October attacks. The legislation was passed in the Knesset with 93 votes in favour and no opposition, drawing support from across the political spectrum. The Israeli parliament approved a bill on Tuesday to establi…
Middle East Summary, May 13, 2026. HAMAS warned of the “serious consequences” following the adoption of an Israeli law that allows for the imposition of the death penalty on Palestinian prisoners. In a statement released on Tuesday, the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (HAMAS) called the measure “a dangerous escalation” and “a [...] Palestinian entrance. Hamas alerts Israel to “dangerous escalation” by prison execution law was first publi…
UN rights chief calls on Israel to abolish Oct 7 military tribunal
NEW YORK, MAY 13: The United Nations rights chief on Wednesday called on Israel to repeal a newly established special military tribunal to try Palestinian militants accused of taking part in Hamas’s October 7 attacks. Israel’s parliament passed a law establishing the tribunal, with the authority to hand down the death penalty, late on Monday. The special court is set to try attackers captured during or after the Hamas-led onslaught. It will also…
United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk called on the Israeli Knesset to repeal the "Draft Law on the Trial of Those Involved in the October 7 Events," which was passed to try Palestinians allegedly involved in the October 7, 2023 Al-Aqsa Storm Operation and which foresees the death penalty for them.
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