In response to its approval by the Knesset.. Al-Ahmad: The law to execute prisoners is a dangerous escalation and an assault on international laws and calls for immediate action

The Secretary of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization, Azzam Al-Ahmad, expressed the PLO's strong condemnation of the Israeli Knesset's approval of a law allowing the execution of Palestinian prisoners, considering this decision a crime and a blatant violation of international law and all international conventions.

Al-Ahmad affirmed that this law constitutes a dangerous escalation targeting the lives of Palestinian prisoners and directly affects the principles of justice and fair trial stipulated in the Geneva Conventions and international human rights legitimacy.

He pointed out that this step comes within a continuous series of policies and procedures pursued by the occupation authorities against our people in the West Bank, Gaza Strip, and Jerusalem, in an attempt to impose a reality by force and undermine the legitimate national rights of the Palestinian people.

He stressed that these policies will not succeed in breaking the will of our people or undermining their steadfastness, affirming that the prisoners will remain a symbol of the national struggle, and their cause will remain at the core of the Palestinian leadership's priorities until their freedom is achieved.

Al-Ahmad called on the international community to bear its legal and moral responsibilities and to take urgent action to stop this law and prevent its implementation, and to hold the occupation accountable for its continuous violations, thereby ensuring the protection of Palestinian prisoners.

He also warned of the serious repercussions of such steps, which would increase tension in the region and undermine any efforts to achieve stability, stressing that the continued international silence encourages the occupation to proceed with its policies.

Al-Ahmad concluded by stating that the Palestinian leadership will continue its movement at all political, legal, and diplomatic levels to protect prisoners and expose these measures in international forums, and to work towards ending the occupation and embodying the independent Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital.