Occupied Palestine (QNN)- Israeli public broadcaster KAN has revealed the final text of an infamous bill that would allow the execution of Palestinian detainees and hostages, led by National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir.
The draft law specifies hanging as the method of execution, to be carried out by a specially appointed prison officer whose identity would remain secret and who would receive full criminal and civil immunity.
According to the bill, Palestinian detainees and hostages sentenced to death would be held in a separate, isolated facility under strict conditions.
Visits would be severely restricted and limited only to authorized officials, while direct meetings with lawyers would be banned and replaced by video calls only.
The legislation sets a maximum period of 90 days to carry out the execution after the final verdict.
The execution would take place in the presence of the prison director, a representative of the judiciary, an official observer, and a representative of the detainee’s family.
The reports contradict earlier reports that referred to lethal injection.
The legislation has already passed its first reading and is now heading toward its second and third readings in the Israeli parliament.
Haaretz reported that the prison commissioner would appoint the officer responsible for the execution.
The law would allow the execution to proceed even if some required attendees were absent, in order to prevent delays.
The draft allows the Israel Prison Service to publish details of the execution on its website, while keeping the identities of those who carried it out confidential.
The bill bans any commutation, cancellation, or reduction of the death sentence once it is issued.
Under the proposal, courts could issue death sentences even without a request from the attorney general.
Trials would take place before military judges holding the rank of lieutenant colonel or higher.
According to the bill’s text, the law aims to apply to anyone who kills a Jew including those who plan or assist in such acts.
On November 11, the Knesset approved the bill in its first reading by a vote of 39 out of 120 members, with 16 voting against.
The date of the next vote has not yet been announced.
Palestinian detainees’ rights groups say Israeli authorities have already tightened restrictions, including banning family visits, reducing food portions, and limiting access to showers.
The push to advance the execution bill comes as Palestinians continue to face the consequences of Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza since October 8, 2023.
The period has also seen intensified Israeli assaults and widespread abductions in the occupied West Bank, as Israel continues to hold at least 9000 Palestinian hostages in its jails, including hundreds of womwn and children.
