How Israel will bring the Oct. 7 criminals to justice

How Israel will bring the Oct. 7 criminals to justice

Israel is preparing a special military tribunal to prosecute an estimated 300 suspects captured during the Hamas-led invasion of Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. Any tribunal defendants convicted of the gravest crimes, including genocide and mass murder, may be subject to capital punishment. Israel has imposed the death penalty only twice, most famously after the 1961 trial and conviction of Nazi official Adolf Eichmann in Jerusalem.Israel’s military tri…