Israeli Knesset committee advances bill to impose death penalty for Palestinian detainees – Middle East Monitor

An Israeli Knesset committee advanced a bill on Sunday to allow the death penalty for Palestinian prisoners accused by Tel Aviv of carrying out attacks, Anadolu reports.

By 4-1 votes, the Knesset National Security Committee approved the bill authored by the far-right Jewish Power Party, led by National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, for the first reading, the public broadcaster KAN reported.

The move came despite a request by Gal Hirsch, the coordinator for…