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Jakub Janas

Watch: Israel's new death penalty law — how it works and why Europe is pushing back

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu backed the measure, and National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir celebrated the vote, wearing a noose-shaped pin on his lapel.

Under the new rules, anyone convicted of a fatal terror attack faces a default punishment of death by hanging.

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