Hamas warns of 'grave consequences' after Israeli law allows execution of Palestinian prisoners
Hamas has warned of "grave consequences" following the passage of an Israeli law that establishes a special military court for the resistance group's members and grants it the authority to issue death sentences.
In a statement released on Tuesday, the Palestinian resistance group called the measure "a dangerous escalation" and "a new crime" against Palestinian prisoners. The group said the law "reveals the vengeful and racist nature of the occupation system."
"The Israeli regime seeks through this law to legalise the killing of prisoners and turn courts into tools of revenge and abuse," Hamas said.
The Israeli parliament passed the law on Monday evening after approving it in its second and third readings. The measure creates a special military court for members of what Israel calls Hamas's "elite force."
On Sunday, Israel's so-called law minister, Yariv Levin, said the law would grant full authority to issue death sentences. The Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth reported that the law would form the legal basis for unprecedented trials.
Hamas also said the law's "exceptional powers" for military courts, including permission to bypass standard rules of procedure and evidence, reflect Israel's departure from "standards of justice and fair trials."
The resistance group described the legislation as "a flagrant violation of all international laws and conventions, foremost among them the Geneva Conventions and international humanitarian law."
Hamas further warned that the law represents an attempt by Israel "to evade any future prisoner exchange deals" by explicitly excluding detainees held after the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza from any release agreements.
It called on the United Nations, the International Criminal Court (ICC), and international human rights and humanitarian organisations to act urgently to stop the legislation and hold Israeli leaders accountable for their ongoing crimes against Palestinian prisoners.
Israel has said that Palestinians detained during the war on Gaza are members of Hamas. They have not been tried to date.
More than 9,600 Palestinian prisoners, including women and children, are held in Israeli prisons, where rights groups say they face torture, starvation, and medical neglect that have led to dozens of deaths.
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