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Hamas slams Israeli parliament's first reading approval of bill for execution of Palestinian abductees

Iran Press TV

Tuesday, 11 November 2025 11:15 AM

The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has strongly condemned the Israeli Knesset's approval in its first reading of a bill that would permit the execution of Palestinian abductees, calling it an extension of Israel's "racist and criminal policy."

"The so-called Zionist Knesset's passing of a bill in its first reading for the execution of Palestinian [abductees] is an extension of the Zionist government's racist and criminal policy, and an attempt to legalize systematic mass killing against our Palestinian people living under occupation," Hamas said in a press statement on Tuesday.

On Monday, the regime's lawmakers advanced the draft legislation by 39 votes to 16.

The bill will now be referred to the Knesset's so-called National Security Committee for the final two readings it must pass to become a law.

Last week, the so-called "National Security" Committee of the Israeli Knesset approved the bill paving the way for its referral to the Knesset General Assembly for discussion and voting.

Hamas said the bill is "fascist and sadistic," slamming Israel for openly violating international laws and conventions, including International Humanitarian Law and the principles of human rights.

"We call on the international community, the UN, and all rights groups to condemn this dangerous, racist occupation 'legislation,' impose deterrent sanctions on the rogue Zionist entity, and pressure it to rescind this bill," the group added.

The movement also demanded the establishment of international investigation committees to visit Israeli prisons and examine the conditions of Palestinian abductees, saying they face "systematic torture and abuse" that has led to the deaths of dozens of them.

Last week, the Palestinian Foreign Ministry called the bill a war crime and a sign of the regime's growing extremism and criminality against the Palestinian people.

The ministry said Israel's judicial system and the Knesset act as the regime's tools to legitimize crimes against Palestinians and guarantee impunity.

It said the measure is also an extension of the regime's genocide in Gaza to the occupied West Bank, with serious implications for the abductees.

The bill, first pushed by far-right Israeli parties before Israel's genocidal war on Gaza in October 2023, has resurfaced in recent months with renewed backing.

Israeli far-right minister Ben Gvir reacted in a statement, saying the death penalty law is critical to the security of the regime.