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"Hundreds of residents took to the streets in Ramallah on Thursday to mark Palestinian Prisoners’ Day, held this year amid heightened tensions following the Israeli Knesset’s approval of a law allowing the execution of Palestinian prisoners. Footage shows participants marching through the city streets, waving Palestinian flags and carrying photos of late president Yasser Arafat, prisoner Marwan al-Barghouti, and their detained relatives. "This Israeli criminal insisted on performing a dance of death in the Knesset, the decision-making chamber of an extremist gang. They celebrate death while the rest of the world turns a blind eye," said Laila Ghannam, Governor of Ramallah and Al-Bireh. A mother of two prisoners expressed fear for her detained sons, whom she described as 'hungry and sick'. "We don’t know anything about their situation. All I want is to see them, hear their voices, and be reassured that they are safe," she added. The Palestinian News and Information Agency (WAFA) reported that the occasion was commemorated across all governorates under the slogan "Together to Repeal the Law on the Execution of Prisoners." Palestinians observe Prisoners’ Day annually on April 17 in solidarity with detainees held in Israeli captivity. Israel ratified the death penalty bill at the end of March, after it passed its first reading in November 2025. The legislation imposes the death penalty on those tried before military courts and applies to individuals who "intentionally cause the death of a person with the aim of denying the existence of the State of Israel." Several Palestinian groups condemned the law, while the European Union described it as a 'dangerous step backwards'. The measure was also condemned by Egypt, Jordan, and the Arab Parliament."
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