Israel Building Execution Wing for Palestinian Prisoners, Report Says

Ramallah, MINA – Israeli occupation authorities are preparing a prison wing, replete with an execution chamber designated specifically for Palestinian prisoners convicted of murder, Israel’s i24NEWS channel reported Tuesday.

The move comes after the Knesset approved legislation in March that calls for the execution of Palestinian prisoners convicted by military court of murdering Israelis.

According to the news channel, Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has unveiled plans for Israel’s first prison wing designated exclusively for prisoners facing a death sentence. The wing is currently under construction in central Israel.

Ben-Gvir’s office said the facility will include an execution chamber, along with areas for families of those Israel describes as “victims” of alleged Palestinian violence. In video footage filmed at the construction site, Ben-Gvir declared: “We promised and fulfilled our pledge to pass a death penalty law for terrorists.”

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Under the new legislation, Palestinians convicted by military courts of killing Israelis will face a mandatory death sentence unless the court finds that exceptional circumstances warrant a commutation. Death sentences issued under the law can be appealed. Since the legislation was approved in March, no Palestinian prisoners have been sentenced to death.

The Ramallah-based Palestinian Authority and several countries have condemned the Israeli law. According to i24NEWS, Israel has carried out the death penalty only once in its history: in 1962, when Adolf Eichmann, a leading Nazi official, was executed.[]

Mi’raj News Agency (MINA)

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