Israel’s parliament has approved a bill establishing a special tribunal to try Palestinians accused of involvement in the October 2023 Hamas-led attack, with the power to impose the death penalty. The measure has drawn criticism from rights groups over concerns about fair trial safeguards and the expanded use of capital punishment

They were the first "Bnei Menashe" ("Sons of Manasseh") to arrive in Israel since the government decided in November to fund the immigration of around 6,000 members of the community from the states of Manipur and Mizoram in northeast India