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Israel's parliament, the Knesset, has passed a law providing for the death penalty for Palestinian prisoners.
The bill received a 62-vote margin in its third reading, with 48 votes against. The document was adopted by the Knesset General Assembly with the same vote margin, according to the BBC.
The bill was drafted by the far-right Otzma Yehudit party, represented by National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir. The initiative was supported by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
According to the adopted law, the death penalty for prisoners convicted in Israel can be commuted to life imprisonment.
The document states that the basis for imposing the death penalty is “the murder of an Israeli or a person residing in Israel with the purpose of denying the existence of Israel.”
The adoption of the bill has drawn international criticism.
Palestinian authorities have called the law approved by the Israeli parliament a "war crime against the Palestinian people."
The Palestinian Presidential Administration's statement emphasized that this law constitutes a violation of international humanitarian law, including the Fourth Geneva Convention, which provides for the protection of the individual and guarantees a fair trial, and is also contrary to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
