Israel enforces death penalty law in West Bank, with military courts authorized to execute Palestinians convicted of killing Israelis.
Israel has enforced a new law mandating the death penalty for Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, after the territory’s top military commander signed the order bringing the measure into force on Sunday. The order allows military courts to impose capital punishment on Palestinians convicted of killing Israelis.
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