Death penalty

October 7 trials: How Israel is preparing for the largest terror prosecution in its history

LEGAL AFFAIRS: Israel now needs to build an entire temporary justice system around a crime that cannot be reduced to a single file, defendant, scene, or legal theory.

JULY 3, 2026|BySARAH BEN-NUN

Nukhba Force terrorists who were captured alive on October 7 are seen in a prison in Israel in 2025.

NATIONAL SECURITY Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir leads Otzma Yehudit faction meeting at the Knesset, on Monday.

Ben-Gvir appoints bereaved family members as official inspectors under terrorist death penalty law

The official inspectors will play a central role in overseeing the conditions of the terrorists sentenced to death, and are granted supervisory powers regarding the implementation of the law.

JUNE 17, 2026|BySHIR PERETS

Jews and Palestinians protest against a law passed by the Knesset imposing the death penalty for terrorists who murder Israeli civilians in the West Bank in Beit Jala, on April 3, 2026.

Arab lawmakers seek to join High Court petition against death penalty law

According to the request, the applicants asked to join after the petition was filed, citing their public interest in the law and involvement in the parliamentary and public debate around it.

JUNE 3, 2026|BySARAH BEN-NUN

Basij militia members during an anti-Israel march in Tehran, January 2025; illustrative.

Islamic regime seizes properties of more than 100 civilians accused of ‘supporting the enemy'

Properties, vehicles, and financial assets were all confiscated as part of what authorities described as a crackdown on individuals deemed to be acting against the regime.

MAY 31, 2026|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD

Ben-Gvir calls for death penalty in response to hostage killings

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir urged Prime Minister Netanyahu to introduce the death penalty for Hamas terrorists and a lockdown of the West Bank.

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024ByELIAV BREUER

Itamar Ben-Gvir, Minister of National Security attends a National Security committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament on November 20, 2023.

Jews were excluded from California county’s death penalty juries for decades, new evidence reveals

Alameda County faces scrutiny for potential jury discrimination in death-row cases dating back to 1977, including exclusion of Black female and Jewish jurors.

MAY 14, 2024ByJACKIE HAJDENBERG/JTA

Pakistan’s senate human rights committee votes against public hanging for rapists

This resolution turns the tide in the country by igniting a new chapter in the dialogue on justice and crime prevention.

JANUARY 3, 2024ByARSHAD MEHMOOD/THE MEDIA LINE

Police officers walk at the entrance of the district Judicial Complex in Islamabad, Pakistan November 28, 2023.

Burundi's president says gay people should be stoned

"If you want to attract a curse to the country, accept homosexuality," Ndayishimiye said.

DECEMBER 30, 2023ByREUTERS

Burundi's President elect Evariste Ndayishimiye takes oath of office during his inauguration ceremony at the Ingoma stadium in Gitega, Burundi June 18, 2020.

Iranian protester faces execution for murder blamed on gov't

The incident took place amid the widespread protests over the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian woman who died in the hospital after being arrested by the country’s morality police.

DECEMBER 25, 2023ByLEON KRAIEM

Iranian women chant during a protest condemning the Shiraz attack and unrest in Tehran, Iran October 28, 2022.

Death penalty for terrorists harms Gaza hostages, families tell Knesset

"The debate on the death penalty for terrorists is a mental terror attack, a flammable that risks the lives of kidnapped children," said representative Noam Dan.

NOVEMBER 20, 2023ByARIELLA MARSDEN