Israeli Military Extends Death Penalty Law to Palestinians in West Bank

The Israeli military's Central Command chief Avi Bluth signed an order extending Israel's death penalty law to Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, according to Haaretz. The law applies to individuals who commit an act with the aim of denying the existence of the State of Israel.

Legal and security officials had warned against applying the legislation in the West Bank because Palestinians there are not Israeli citizens. In March the Knesset passed the bill for Palestinians convicted of killing Israelis in acts of terror. The legislation did not impose the same penalty on Jewish Israelis convicted of killing Palestinians.

Araghchi held separate calls with his French and Turkish counterparts to discuss bilateral issues and regional developments. Araghchi also spoke with South Korea's Foreign Minister Cho Hyun about the situation in the Gulf and Strait of Hormuz. Iranian police chief Ahmad-Reza Radan stated that more than 6,500 traitors and spies have been arrested since the start of the war.

Saudi Arabia's Defence Ministry reported that three drones launched from Iraq were intercepted and destroyed after entering Saudi airspace.

Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip killed at least five Palestinians today, including three charity workers at a community kitchen in Deir el-Balah. Hamas described the attack as a deliberate war crime. In Bandar Abbas on Iran's southern coast, local businesses reported sharp drops in fish prices amid the economic effects of the conflict.

A fishmonger said prices fell from two million to 750,000 tomans.