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The Israeli Knesset approved a death penalty law targeting Palestinians while excluding settlers, drawing condemnation from human rights groups and several countries due to its discriminatory nature and violation of international law.
The Israeli Knesset has approved a law permitting executions of Palestinian detainees and hostages accused of killings, while excluding Israelis accused of killing Palestinians. The law is viewed as racially discriminatory and affects around 10,000 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails.
Four European countries expressed concern about an Israeli bill that would broaden the death penalty application against Palestinian detainees, warning of its discriminatory nature and impact on Israel’s democratic principles amid Palestinian warnings and calls for international intervention.
The Israeli parliament approved a bill to impose the death penalty on Palestinian detainees convicted of killing Israelis, with hanging among execution methods. The bill is strongly condemned by Palestinians and rights groups as violating international law.
An Israeli judge recognized that Palestinian teenager Waleed Ahmad, who died in Megiddo Prison in March 2025, was likely starved, yet ruled his case closed. Brazilian authorities and lawyers seek his body’s release amid ongoing detentions and deaths of Palestinians inside Israeli prisons.
Indictments against Israeli soldiers accused of gang rape and sexual assault of a Palestinian detainee at Sde Teiman prison in 2024 were dropped by the Israeli military’s top lawyer, amid reports detailing the assault and the victim’s severe injuries.
