Knesset passes law to prosecute October 7 terrorists, conduct public trials in Jerusalem
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Source: The Jerusalem Post
Published: 2026-05-12 06:34 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Politics, Crime & Justice, Defence, Middle East, Military & Defence, Law & Courts, Elections, World News, Crime & Justice, War & Conflict
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The Knesset plenum passed on Monday, by a unanimous vote of 93 to 0, the final second and third readings on a bill to prosecute terrorists involved in the October 7 massacre, granting authority to impose the death penalty and conduct public trials for the perpetrators of the attacks at a Jerusalem military court.
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