میدل-ایست-آیVideo: Israel advances bill proposing death penalty for Palestinian prisoners
Video: Israel advances bill proposing death penalty for Palestinian prisoners
An Israeli panel approved a bill introducing the death penalty for Palestinian prisoners on Monday, paving the way for its first reading in parliament.
According to an Israeli official, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has also backed the bill, which would allow Israeli courts to impose the death penalty on Palestinians convicted of killing Israelis on “nationalistic grounds”.
The bill could have its first of three readings in Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, as soon as Wednesday.
Since October 2023, Israel has arbitrarily seized thousands of Palestinians from both the Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank.
At least 10,000 people are currently being held in Israeli prisons, although the actual number is believed to be higher, as Israel has restricted information about the whereabouts of many detainees
