Palestinian Territories
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- administration of the ANP
RELIGIONS
Muslim majority; Christian and Jewish minorities
From the country
- AUGUST 7, 2002Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
In Ramallah, the Palestinian city just north of Jerusalem,...
In Ramallah, the Palestinian city just north of Jerusalem, a firing squad executed a convicted killer and rapist in the courtyard of Yasser Arafat's compound
- AUGUST 5, 2002Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
Palestinian TV broadcast a 37-minute film entitled...
Palestinian TV broadcast a 37-minute film entitled "Janingrad, the witness and the martyr" on the Jenin incidents in early April 2002, which the Palestinians call "a massacre" perpetrated by Israeli troops
- JULY 29, 2002Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
The Israeli human rights organisation Btselem reports...
The Israeli human rights organisation Btselem reports that in the past 21 months nearly 1700 Palestinians were killed, of whom 1295 were civilians, and included 250 children, 77 civilians who were extra-judicially executed and 92 women
- JULY 15, 2002Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
A Palestinian human rights group condemned the killing...
A Palestinian human rights group condemned the killing of an alleged collaborator with Israel, who was shot while standing trial in the Gaza Strip on July 14
- JULY 14, 2002Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
A Palestinian, angered by the killing of three relatives...
A Palestinian, angered by the killing of three relatives in an Israeli air strike on Islamic militants, burst into a courtroom and shot dead a man on trial for allegedly betraying the trio, witnesses said
- JULY 11, 2002Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
Human rights watchdog Amnesty International condemned...
Human rights watchdog Amnesty International condemned Palestinian suicide attacks against Israeli civilians as crimes against humanity and demanded they end immediately
- JULY 10, 2002Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
The Palestinian Authority urged "collaborators" suspected...
The Palestinian Authority urged "collaborators" suspected of betraying Palestinians fighting Israeli occupation to give up within a month to win better legal treatment
- JULY 9, 2002Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
In Gaza, a Palestinian sentenced to death for collaborating...
In Gaza, a Palestinian sentenced to death for collaborating with Israeli security was shot and killed by Palestinian police while trying to escape, the Palestinian prosecutor said
- JULY 3, 2002Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
Palestinian security forces fired at protesters who...
Palestinian security forces fired at protesters who attacked a Gaza police station with rocks and pipe bombs, demanding the execution of a suspected collaborator with Israel being held inside, witnesses said
- JUNE 6, 2002Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
The Palestinian Authority executed by firing squad...
The Palestinian Authority executed by firing squad two Palestinians convicted of raping and murdering a seven-year-old girl, Palestinian security and hospital officials said
- APRIL 23, 2002Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
Hooded gunmen shot dead three fellow-Palestinians for...
Hooded gunmen shot dead three fellow-Palestinians for collaborating with Israel, taking swift vengeance on them for an Israeli missile strike that killed two Palestinian militants
- APRIL 20, 2002Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
Evidence of freshly-dug graves with the bodies of up...
Evidence of freshly-dug graves with the bodies of up to 200 Palestinians in the West Bank city of Jenin was seen by the Sunday Express