Israel's parliament, the Knesset, has passed a law authorising the death penalty for Palestinians convicted of murdering Israelis, according to a report by kare11.com.

The legislation expands the range of punishments available to Israeli courts in murder cases involving Palestinian defendants convicted of killing Israelis. The report frames the measure as applying specifically to that category of defendants and offences.

What does the new law provide?

Under the newly passed statute, courts in Israel may impose capital punishment on Palestinians convicted of murdering Israelis. The measure was approved by the Knesset, Israel's legislature, which holds authority over the country's criminal law.

The kare11.com report identifies no exceptions, procedural safeguards or sentencing thresholds beyond the core provision: death as a available penalty for Palestinian defendants convicted of murder of Israelis.

What are the practical consequences for practitioners?

For criminal defence counsel and prosecutors in Israel, the law introduces capital sentencing into a category of homicide cases, with all that follows: penalty-phase litigation, likely appellate scrutiny, and potential challenges to the statute's differential application by nationality of the defendant. International-law practitioners will also monitor how the measure interacts with Israel's treaty obligations and with longstanding debate over the country's de facto moratorium on executions. The kare11.com report does not state when the law takes effect or when the first sentencing under it might occur.

The report does not quote officials or legislators, and no vote count, sponsor or hearing date appears in the published account.