Palestinian Territories
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- administration of the ANP
RELIGIONS
Muslim majority; Christian and Jewish minorities
From the country
APRIL 6, 2017Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYGAZA: THREE MEN HANGED FOR COLLABORATING WITH ISRAEL
Gaza’s Hamas rulers hanged three men they accused of collaborating with Israel following calls for revenge for the killing of one of their commanders last month, an AFP journalist reported.
- MARCH 19, 2017Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
GAZA: HAMAS SENTENCES 2 DRUG DEALERS TO DEATH
A Hamas military court has sentenced two Palestinians to death for drug dealing, in the first-such case since the militant group seized the Gaza Strip a decade ago.
FEBRUARY 19, 2017Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYGAZA: HAMAS CONDEMNS 6 ‘INFORMANTS FOR ISRAEL’ TO DEATH BY HANGING
Six Gazans were condemned to be hanged over charges they informed for Israel, two Hamas-run military courts ruled.
JANUARY 24, 2017Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYGAZA: TWO NEW DEATH SENTENCES
two new death sentences by hanging were issued in the Gaza Strip.
- JANUARY 1, 2017Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
On 29 November 2012, the General Assembly voted to grant
On 29 November 2012, the General Assembly voted to grant
- NOVEMBER 27, 2016Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
GAZA: DEATH SENTENCE VERDICT UPHELD FOR PALESTINIAN CONVICTED OF KILLING CHILD
A high instance court in the Gaza Strip upheld the death sentence of a Palestinian accused of having killed a
OCTOBER 20, 2016Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYGAZA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
A Gaza court sentenced a man to death by hanging after he was convicted of premeditated murder.
OCTOBER 17, 2016Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYGAZA: THREE MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR SPYING, MURDER
Courts in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip handed down three death sentences, including one for allegedly spying
OCTOBER 16, 2016Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYGAZA: PALESTINIAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR 2011 MURDER
A court in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip has sentenced a man to death and his female accomplice
- OCTOBER 8, 2016Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
GAZA STRIP: PALESTINIAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING CHILD
A court in the Gaza Strip sentenced a Palestinian man to death by hanging, after convicting him in the
OCTOBER 5, 2016Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYGAZA: WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH BY HANGING
A court in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip sentenced a Palestinian
- JULY 19, 2016Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
GAZA: HAMAS SENTENCES 3 GAZANS TO DEATH FOR SPYING FOR ISRAEL
A Hamas-run military court sentenced three Gazans to death and three to prison, charging them with being informants for Israel.