Why it matters:
The proposed legislation would mark an unprecedented escalation in Israel’s treatment of Palestinian detainees and, according to rights groups, represents a flagrant violation of international law and humanitarian conventions.
The big picture:
Israeli authorities are accelerating the approval of a bill commonly referred to as the “execution of prisoners” law.
Preparations are reportedly underway to establish practical mechanisms for its implementation.
Palestinian groups say the move formalizes collective punishment and institutionalized violence against detainees.
What they’re saying:
Hamas statement:
“The occupier’s rush to pass the so-called law on executing prisoners, and to prepare mechanisms for its implementation, reveals the true reality of a regime founded on bloodshed, organized crime, and collective punishment.”
“This law constitutes a blatant violation of all international laws, humanitarian conventions, and human rights principles.”
“It represents an unprecedented intensification of the policy of slow killing carried out against Palestinian prisoners through systematic torture, medical neglect, and deliberate starvation.”
Key points:
Hamas says Palestinian detainees face daily repression, denial of medical care, and inhumane conditions inside Israeli prisons.
The movement described the policy as part of Israel’s broader “genocidal war” against the Palestinian people.
Prisoner advocacy groups have previously documented deaths in Israeli custody under suspicious circumstances.
Go deeper:
Hamas called on the United Nations, international legal bodies, human rights organizations, and “free people of the world” to take immediate and effective action.
The group urged global institutions to move beyond statements of concern and intervene to protect Palestinian prisoners from “grave and imminent crimes.”
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