# Israeli lawmakers have passed a new law which allows for the setting up of a special tribunal to impose the death penalty on Palestinians convicted of taking part the Hamas-led attack on 7 October 2023. At least one-thousand-139 people were killed in the attack in southern Israel, while another 251 were kidnapped and held in captivity in Gaza. This triggered the Gaza war, which has already claimed the lives of over 72-thousand people. This legislation is separate from the Death Penalty for Terrorists Law which was passed in March.
Israel passes a law allowing for the death penalty for individuals linked to the 7 October attacks