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Knesset Passes Death-Penalty Law for Lethal Terror Convictions

The measure makes hanging the default sentence in military courts for fatal attacks, drawing immediate legal and diplomatic pushback.

Israel Passes Law Mandating Hanging for Terrorist Murders

Knesset Passes Near-Mandatory Death Penalty for West Bank Palestinians Convicted of Deadly Attacks

Israel Passes Mandatory Death Penalty for West Bank Terror Convictions

Knesset Panel Clears Death-Penalty Bill for Final Votes

Israel Prison Service Plans Execution Facility as Terror Death-Penalty Bill Nears Further Knesset Votes

UN Experts Urge Israel to Withdraw Fast-Tracked Death Penalty Bill

Amnesty Urges Knesset to Drop Death Penalty Bills as Committees Advance Measures

DeSantis Signs Death Warrants, Setting Third Florida Execution for March 3

Indiana Senate Panel Takes Up Firing Squad Bill for Executions

Knesset Panel Weighs Death Penalty Bill as Far-Right MKs Wear Noose Pins

Shin Bet Backs Israel Death-Penalty Bill Setting 90-Day, No-Appeal Executions

Israeli Knesset Backs Mandatory Death Penalty Bill in First Vote

Israeli Knesset Advances Death Penalty Bill Targeting Nationalistic Murders

Knesset Backs Death Penalty for Terrorist Killings in First Reading

Israeli Knesset Backs Death Penalty Bill for 'Terrorist' Killings in First Reading

Knesset Panel Advances Mandatory Death Penalty Bill for Terrorist Murders

Knesset Panel Votes to Advance Mandatory Death Penalty Bill for Certain Terror Offenses

Death Penalty Use in the U.S. Declines but Raises Concerns Over Fairness and Innocence