The Israeli National Security Minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, announced the first reading of a death penalty law for Palestinian political prisoners, proposed by the Otzma Yehudit party. The bill has sparked chaos and clashes in the Knesset, with families of hostages warning that it endangers the lives of Gaza hostages. Far-right MKs have been vocal in pushing for the death penalty, leading to heated exchanges with the hostages' families. The families have pleaded with Israeli lawmakers to halt the legislation, fearing it could jeopardize negotiations to free the hostages. The bill has been described as a 'moral and essential law for the State of Israel' by the minister, while others have criticized it as endangering both Palestinian and Israeli hostages.
Far-right MKs scream at hostages’ families in Knesset hearing on death penalty bill https://t.co/ZgSRN8wHlc via @timesofisrael
EXCLUSIVE: Families of Israelis kidnapped by Hamas beg Netanyahu NOT to introduce death penalty for terrorists amid fears new law could scupper talks to free the hostages https://t.co/NLd9oVggN0 https://t.co/dViq7xTiGD
EXCLUSIVE: Families of Israelis kidnapped by Hamas beg Netanyahu NOT to introduce death penalty for terrorists amid fears new law could scupper talks to free the hostages https://t.co/8mp9mrFyOo https://t.co/kh5XSOtrxj
ISRAELI DEATH PENALTY HEARING FOR PALESTINIAN HOSTAGES WAS EXPLOSIVE Hostage families clashed with far right ministers. Their worry, passing the bill and killing Palestinian hostages will have an impact on Israeli hostages held by Hamas. https://t.co/C7mlWsn2DZ
🚨🇮🇱 Knesset members DEMAND DEATH PENALTIES for captured Palestinian prisoners of war! https://t.co/tBR11dXmcK
Representatives of the families abducted by Hamas begged Israeli lawmakers to stop pushing for the death penalty for terrorists, arguing that such legislation could endanger the lives of the hostages held in Gaza https://t.co/Yj0QuGN2IL
Far-right MKs scream at hostages’ families in Knesset hearing on death penalty bill... Shameful, cruel, disgusting--these adjectives don't begin to cover it. https://t.co/jOZC7ZYmy9
Israel's capital punishment bill is being advanced by far far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir https://t.co/tkxP0P1SFP https://t.co/CK3GvgMaK3
Far-right MKs scream at hostages’ families in Knesset hearing on death penalty bill https://t.co/WcxM5PzZU8 . Click to read ⬇️
BREAKING: Israel's national security minister says 'the death penalty law for terrorists is no longer a matter of left and right', calls it a 'moral and essential law for the State of Israel'.
Representatives of the hostages' families asked National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir not to advance legislation on the death penalty for terrorists that Otzma Yehudit was pushing for on Monday. @AriellaMarsden reports: https://t.co/VJOrRnMERr
Israeli lawmaker tells hostages families they 'don't have mandate on pain' "Stop talking about killing Arabs, start talking about saving Jews," the father of a hostage told MK Almog Cohen. https://t.co/bzR05tXcBr https://t.co/OklQz0K52l
⚡️Chaos and clashes in the Knesset: shouts at the debate on the death penalty for POWs https://t.co/R7WxQmaoSC
Death penalty for terrorists endangers Israeli hostages in Gaza, families warn An Israeli bill calling to enact the death penalty for terrorists "severely endangers the lives of" the Gaza hostages, the Hostages' Families Forum said on Monday morning. https://t.co/bzR05tXcBr https://t.co/tjkMLK0NJ5
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir announced on Saturday evening that on Monday, the preparation for the first reading of the death penalty law for terrorists will be discussed in the National Security Committee. #Israel | #terrorists | #Hamas https://t.co/ktCL4o1gnZ
The Extremist “Itamar Ben Gvir”, Minister of National Security in the Israeli occupation government: “On Monday, there will be the first reading of the death penalty law for Palestinian political prisoners, this law is presented by the “Otzma Yehudit” party (led by the extremist… https://t.co/S6cJ00KAbi https://t.co/8DIVaCYmaI