Palestine weekly wrap: Protests sweep West Bank after death penalty law

The Israeli Knesset's passage of a law imposing the death penalty on Palestinians convicted of 'terrorism' drew swift international condemnation. On April 1, 2026, protests erupted in Ramallah, Nablus, and Hebron, with Palestinians taking to the streets to oppose the measure. A coalition of eight countries, including Saudi Arabia and Egypt, condemned the law as 'discriminatory' and warned that it entrenches an apartheid system.