New Zealand has joined Australia, France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom in expressing "deep concern" about an Israeli bill expanding the death penalty for Palestinians.

Winston Peters posted on social media indicating NZ was party to a joint statement, emphasising the country's opposition "for decades" to the death penalty "in all circumstances".

Winston Peters posted on social media indicating NZ was party to a joint statement, emphasising the country's opposition "for decades" to the death penalty "in all circumstances".

Itamar Ben-Gvir and members of his party began wearing the pins in December when the bill was initiated in the Knesset.

Hundreds of protesters took to the streets across the embattled Palestinian territories on Tuesday, a day after Israel's parliament passed a measure establishing the death penalty by hanging for

Israel’s Parliament has passed a law approving the death penalty for Palestinians convicted of murdering Israelis.

Israel's parliament on Monday passed a law approving the death penalty for Palestinians convicted on terror charges of carrying out deadly attacks on Israelis. The law, which also allows the courts to…

Israel's parliament is expected to vote on a bill today that would make the death penalty a default sentence for Palestinians convicted in military court of killing Israelis, a measure that Israel's European allies say would unfairly target Palestinians under military occupation.

Israel’s parliament is set to vote on a bill that would make the death penalty the default punishment for West Bank Palestinians convicted of anti-Israel murder.