After dozens died in Israeli jails, death penalty law rattles Palestinians

New law will execute Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails.

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Ramallah, West Bank – Dozens of Palestinian prisoners have died in Israeli prisons over the past two and a half years, some during torture while others as a result of medical neglect by prison authorities, rights groups say.

Now, Israel is making plans for the execution of possibly hundreds of Palestinian prisoners held on charges of fatal attacks against Israelis, according to an Israeli media report, under what legal experts have called racist legislation that has rattled the families of thousands of Palestinians in Israeli jails.

After dozens died in Israeli jails, death penalty law rattles Palestinians

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