JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday he had ordered two Palestinian citizens of Israel convicted on terror charges to be stripped of their citizenship and deported to areas under Palestinian control.
It is the first time such measures are being taken under a 2023 law, which allows for the revocation of Israeli citizenship or residence permits from perpetrators of anti-Israeli attacks whose families subsequently received compensation from the West Bank-based Palestinian Authority.
“This morning I signed the revocation of citizenship and deportation of two Israeli terrorists who carried out stabbing and shooting attacks against Israeli civilians and were rewarded for their heinous acts by the Palestinian Authority,” Netanyahu said in a statement released by his office.
“I thank Coalition Chairman Ofir Katz for leading the law that will expel them from the State of Israel, with many more like them to follow,” it added.
The statement was released as Netanyahu was heading to Washington where he will meet US President Donald Trump on Wednesday.
