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Israel Approves $270 M Tribunal, Starts Court Construction Amid Rights Concerns

6/19/2026

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The government approved a budget exceeding NIS 1 billion for the special tribunal on October 7 attackers.
Construction started on the tribunal’s court complex in the Atarot industrial zone, Jerusalem.
The Knesset passed the tribunal law with a 93-0 vote, authorizing a military court that can impose death.
MK Simcha Rothman and MK Yulia Malinovsky will monitor the project while International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute warned the tribunal may breach fair-trial standards.

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The government approved a budget exceeding NIS 1 billion for the special tribunal on October 7 attackers.
Construction started on the tribunal’s court complex in the Atarot industrial zone, Jerusalem.
The Knesset passed the tribunal law with a 93-0 vote, authorizing a military court that can impose death.
MK Simcha Rothman and MK Yulia Malinovsky will monitor the project while International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute warned the tribunal may breach fair-trial standards.