Knesset approves measure that has been criticised by European countries and rights groups Security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, one of the bill’s strongest backers, has been wearing a noose-shaped lapel pin to the Knesset. Photograph: Oren Ben Hakoon/Reuters Israel’s parliament has passed a law imposing the death penalty on Palestinians convicted of fatal attacks, a measure sharply criticised as discriminatory by European countries and rights groups. The legislation makes the death penalty the...

Committee to Protect Journalists report says Israel also to blame for 81% of ‘intentionally targeted’ journalist killings A person holds up a placard at a vigil in Leeds, UK, in September for journalists and photographers killed in Gaza. Photograph: Gary Calton/The Guardian A record 129 journalists and media workers were killed in the course of their work in 2025, two-thirds of them by Israeli forces, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). It was the second consecutive year ...