Israeli Knesset passes law to execute Palestinians for 'acts of terrorism'

The Israeli Knesset has passed a death penalty law targeting Palestinians convicted of killings under 'acts of terrorism.' This legislation makes the death penalty the default sentence for Palestinians tried in military courts in the occupied West Bank. Human rights organizations have condemned the law as discriminatory and a violation of international law, arguing the Knesset has no authority to legislate for an occupied population. Critics view the move as a de facto annexation of the West Bank and plan to challenge it in the Supreme Court.