Death penalty

Hamas leadership calls for kidnapping of IDF soldiers following death penalty law passing - report

In a document, Hamas described the proposed legislation as a “fascist law,” and urged members of the organization’s military wing to escalate and carry out “active operations.”

Gunmen stand guard at the funeral of Marwan Issa, a senior Hamas deputy military commander who was killed in an Israeli airstrike during the conflict between Israel and Hamas, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in the central Gaza Strip, February 7, 2025.
A MEMBER of NYPD Counterterrorism Bureau stands guard outside the Center for Jewish History, after two Israeli embassy staff were shot dead in Washington, DC near the Capital Jewish Museum, in New York City, US, May 22, 2025.

Prosecutors seek death penalty for shooter in 2025 Capital Jewish Museum attack

Justice Minister Yariv Levin, MK Simcha Rothman (Religious Zionist Party), and MK Yulia Malinovsky hold joint press conference in Knesset ahead of upcoming vote on bill to publicly prosecute Oct. 7 terrorists, Sunday May 10, 2026.

Knesset passes law to prosecute October 7 terrorists, conduct public trials in Jerusalem

 Adolf Eichmann, pictured in 1941/1942, in his SS uniform. Eichmann fled to Argentina in 1950 before being captured by the Mossad in 1960.

On this day: Adolf Eichmann captured in Argentina by Mossad


Kidnapped German-Iranian journalist Jamshid Sharmahd to be executed

Jamshid Sharmahd was kidnapped by Iranian agents in Abu Dhabi in 2020. Now, facing ‘corruption on earth’ charges, he faces imminent death.

 The first hearing of the case of Jamshid Sharmahd

Texas Walmart massacre suspect pleads guilty to hate crimes

The suspect faces life in prison on federal charges and the death penalty on state charges.

El Paso Walmart accused mass shooter Patrick Crusius, a 21-year-old male from Allen, Texas, accused of killing 22 and injuring 25, is arraigned, in El Paso, Texas, US, October 10, 2019.

Israel's response to terrorism is creating terrorism - opinion

The common factor in past terrorists isn't religion, economic situation or educational background. They all had a loved one die in Israeli action.

 Mourners carry the bodies of Palestinians, including militants, who were killed in an Israeli raid, during their funeral in Jenin in the West Bank January 26, 2023.

IRNA says British-Iranian Akbari played role in assassination of top scientist

New information has been made available about the British-Iranian dual citizen sentenced to death by Iran. He is accused of being a spy and an assassin.

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian speaks during a news conference in Tehran, Iran, November 23, 2022.

US executes first transgender inmate

Nearly 20 years after Amber McLaughlin murdered her former girlfriend, the state of Missouri has put her to death. She is the first transgender woman to be executed in the US.

A lethal injection room at San Quentin Prison in California

Iran top court accepts protester's appeal against death sentence

Iran has already executed two people involved in unrest that erupted in September after the death in custody of Kurdish Iranian woman Mahsa Amini.

 A police motorcycle burns during a protest over the death of Mahsa Amini, a woman who died after being arrested by the Islamic republic's "morality police", in Tehran, Iran September 19, 2022

Netanyahu speaks out against son's call to try prosecutors for treason

Yair Netanyahu called to try prosecutors who charged his father for treason, and if found guilty, sentenced to death.

Yair Netanyahu makes a stormy appearance at Tel Aviv Magistrate's Court, December 2018.

Iran Supreme Court accepts rapper Yasin's appeal against death sentence

Iran hanged two protesters, Mohsen Shekari and Majid Reza Rahnavard, earlier this month.

People light a fire during a protest over the death of Mahsa Amini, a woman who died after being arrested by the Islamic republic's "morality police", in Tehran, Iran, September 21, 2022.

Over a third of all US executions in 2022 were botched - report

One notable execution saw a man, still believed by some to be innocent, having to help the executioners properly find a vein for the lethal injection.

Prison, death row (illustrative)

'Texas 7' convict deserves new trial due to 'antisemitic bias' - judge

Randy Halprin, a Jewish member of the "Texas 7," argues that the judge who convicted and sentenced him had an antisemitic bias that infringed on his right to an impartial trial.

 Randy Halprin, one of the "Texas Seven" prison escapees, is led out of the Teller County Courthouse after a extradition hearing in Cripple Creek, Colorado, January 26, 2001.