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Ben-Gvir Says Death Row Wing and Gallows Are Under Construction in Central Israel

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Courtroom-sketch editorial illustration of a government minister touring a prison construction site in central Israel: a heavyset bespectacled man in a black shirt and black trousers stands on the bare ochre dirt at centre right, his left arm raised toward the works behind him, a freshly poured concrete foundation ringed by wooden formwork boards and bristling steel reinforcement bars filling the left and centre, red-and-white barrier tape strung low across the foreground, a blue shade canopy an

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said Tuesday that a dedicated wing for prisoners sentenced to death has been under construction in central Israel in recent weeks, with a hanging facility planned at its center. He said it will include viewing cells letting victims and their families watch the procedure, and permits for bereaved families to visit the site. The Death Penalty for Terrorists Law passed its third reading on March 30 with 62 MKs in favor, prescribing execution by hanging carried out by the Israel Prison Service within 90 days of a final sentence. The Association for Civil Rights in Israel has petitioned the High Court against the law.

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