The Knesset plenum began a decisive series of second and third readings on a bill that would make the death penalty an applicable punishment for terrorism-related murder. The proposal seeks to turn capital punishment from a largely theoretical option into an enforceable sentence, with different applications in Judea and Samaria and within the Green Line.

Supporters, including National Security Committee chairman Zvika Fogel, argued the measure is a necessary response to what they described as unprecedented threats against the state. Fogel said the law is not about revenge but about the state's responsibility to protect its citizens, adding that existing capital punishment provisions have not been used since the execution of Adolf Eichmann in 1962.

Opponents, including Member of Knesset Gilad Kariv, condemned the bill as immoral and undemocratic. Under the proposal, courts in Judea and Samaria would not require unanimous judicial consent to impose the death penalty, and sentences would be carried out within 90 days following an automatic appeal. Within the Green Line, courts could impose either the death penalty or life imprisonment for murders committed with the intent to harm the state.