Tel Aviv, March 31 -- Israel's Parliament, the Knesset, on Monday (local time) passed a law mandating the death penalty for West Bank Palestinians convicted of terrorist acts, drawing condemnation from the European Union and the United Nations.

The legislation, approved by a 62-47 vote, was backed by Israel's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, The Times of Israel reported.

According to a CNN report, the bill says that people in the West Bank who kill an Israeli "with the intent to negate the existence of the State of Israel" will face the death penalty.

Judges may impose life imprisonment only under vaguely defined "special circumstances," while executions must take place within 90 days of sentencing.

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