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The Times of India
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TOI World Desk

'US respects Israel's right': Netanyahu govt approves death penalty for Palestinian attackers

Israel’s parliament passed a controversial law allowing the execution of Palestinians and also approved a key national budget, helping Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu avoid early elections, amid the ongoing war with Iran.

Lawmakers voted 62–48 to approve a bill that would allow the execution of Palestinians convicted of deadly attacks labelled as terrorism. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu backed the bill, which was led by far-right minister Itamar Ben Gvir. After the vote, Ben Gvir posted, “We made history!!! We promised. We delivered."

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