Palestinian Territories
Death penalty and prisoners' rights · Archive since 1999
Data card
- Legal status
- Retentionist
- Executions recorded in 2026
- 0
- Executions recorded in 2025
- 0
- First news item in the archive
- JANUARY 1, 1999 · In Palestine three types of legislation are applied
- News items in the archive
- 298
Source: Hands Off Cain database, updated to 2026.
Palestinian Territories is classified as Retentionist in the Hands Off Cain database, updated to 2026. In 2026 the association recorded 0 executions in the country, against 0 the year before. The archive holds 298 news items on Palestinian Territories, from 1999 to today.
Latest news
- MAY 25, 2015Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
the Court of First Instance in Gaza City sentenced M. Z. H., from al-Shuja'iya neighbourhood in Gaza City,
the Court of First Instance in Gaza City sentenced M. Z. H., from al-Shuja'iya neighbourhood in Gaza City,
- JANUARY 19, 2015Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
The Court of First Instance in Gaza City, acting as a court of appeal, sentenced E. M. A. (24), from al-
The Court of First Instance in Gaza City, acting as a court of appeal, sentenced E. M. A. (24), from al-
- JANUARY 11, 2015Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
A military court in Hebron sentenced to death A. L. A. after convicting him of collaboration with the Israeli forces.
A military court in Hebron sentenced to death A. L. A. after convicting him of collaboration with the Israeli forces.
- JANUARY 1, 2015Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
On 29 November 2012, the General Assembly voted to grant
On 29 November 2012, the General Assembly voted to grant
- NOVEMBER 15, 2014Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY: ABBAS AIDE, ‘EXECUTE PALESTINIANS WHO SELL LAND TO ISRAELIS’
Fatah Central Committee member Sultan Abu Al-Einein said Palestinians who sell their land to Jews should
- AUGUST 25, 2014Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
PALESTINE: HAMAS EXECUTES 4 MORE SUSPECTED ISRAELI SPIES
- AUGUST 22, 2014Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
PALESTINE: HAMAS EXECUTES 18 SUSPECTED INFORMANTS BY FIRING SQUAD
one day after Israel killed three top Hamas commanders, the radical group executed 18 Palestinians it had suspected of collaborating with Israel. It brings the number of alleged informants executed in the past two days to at least 21, including several pe
MAY 17, 2014Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYGAZA: COURT SENTENCES CONVICTED MURDERER TO DEATH BY HANGING
A court in Gaza City sentenced a man to death by hanging after he was found guilty of premeditated
MAY 7, 2014Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYGAZA: TWO PALESTINIANS EXECUTED AS ISRAELI SPIES
Two Palestinians were executed in the Gaza Strip as Israeli spies, the enclave’s Islamist Hamas government
APRIL 29, 2014Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYGAZA STRIP: KHAN YUNIS COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE ISSUES NEW DEATH SENTENCE
the Court of First Instance in Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip, presided by Judge Mahmoud Barakah, sentenced B.
- MARCH 27, 2014Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
HAMAS’ NEW ISLAMIST LAW CAUSES FURY IN PALESTINE
A move by Hamas to replace an almost 80-year old punitive law with a new conservative one has been
- FEBRUARY 13, 2014Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
GAZA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH ON MURDER CHARGE
A court in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis sentenced a man convicted of murder to death, a Ma'an
FEBRUARY 6, 2014Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYGAZA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR COLLABORATION WITH ISRAEL
A Gaza military court sentenced a man convicted of collaborating with Israel to death and another to life in
- JANUARY 1, 2014Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
On 29 November 2012, the General Assembly voted to grant
On 29 November 2012, the General Assembly voted to grant
- DECEMBER 8, 2013Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
the High Military Court in Gaza sentenced Z. R. to death by hanging, after convicting him of betrayal
the High Military Court in Gaza sentenced Z. R. to death by hanging, after convicting him of betrayal
- DECEMBER 5, 2013Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
GAZA: HAMAS COURT GIVES GAZAN DEATH SENTENCE FOR AIDING ISRAEL
A Hamas military court sentenced a Palestinian in the Gaza Strip to death for collaborating with
- OCTOBER 28, 2013Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
GAZA: COURT OF APPEAL CONFIRMS DEATH SENTENCE
The Gaza Court of Appeal confirmed a death sentence by hanging issued by the Gaza
OCTOBER 24, 2013Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYGAZA: HAMAS SENTENCES PRISONER FOR MURDER
Gaza's Islamist Hamas rulers sentenced a murderer to death, the interior ministry said.
OCTOBER 2, 2013Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYGAZA: HAMAS EXECUTES MAN BY HANGING FOR MURDERING TWO
Hamas executed by hanging a man who was convicted of murdering two people in the Gaza Strip.
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2013Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
The high court in Gaza sentenced a man to death after convicting him of murdering
The high court in Gaza sentenced a man to death after convicting him of murdering
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2013Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
The court of first instance in Gaza sentenced Faris al-Ashram to death, after he was convicted
The court of first instance in Gaza sentenced Faris al-Ashram to death, after he was convicted
- AUGUST 27, 2013Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
PALESTINE: GAZA COURT ISSUES TWO DEATH SENTENCES, ONE TO CONVICTED COLLABORATOR
A court in the Gaza Strip sentenced two men to death, one of them - identified only as B.H. - on
- JULY 14, 2013Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
GAZA: COURT ISSUES DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER SUSPECT
A court in the Gaza Strip sentenced a man to death for killing two people, Gaza's public prosecutor
- JUNE 22, 2013Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
GAZA: HAMAS EXECUTES TWO PALESTINIANS CONVICTED OF SPYING FOR ISRAEL
the Hamas authorities in Gaza executed two Palestinians convicted of providing information to
- JUNE 20, 2013Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
GAZA: MILITARY COURT ISSUES DEATH PENALTY TO COLLABORATOR
A military court in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip issued the death sentence to a Palestinian after finding
- MAY 23, 2013Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
GAZA: 2 CONVICTED COLLABORATORS SENTENCED TO DEATH
A military court in the Gaza Strip sentenced two people to death for collaborating
- MAY 9, 2013Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
GAZA: MILITARY COURT SENTENCES MAN TO DEATH
the Military Court in Gaza City sentenced M.A.N. (48), a civil servant from al-Sha'af neighbourhood
- MAY 4, 2013Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
PNA: MILITARY COURT SENTENCES COLLABORATOR WITH ISRAEL TO DEATH
A Palestinian military court in the West Bank sentenced a man to death after convicting
- MARCH 24, 2013Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
GAZA: HAMAS SENTENCES MAN TO DEATH FOR SPYING FOR ISRAEL
Gaza’s Hamas rulers have sentenced a man to death for collaborating with Israel.
- JANUARY 1, 2013Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
On 29 November 2012, the General Assembly voted to grant
On 29 November 2012, the General Assembly voted to grant