The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/executions/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Thu, 11 Jun 2026 03:36:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png executions | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/executions/ 32 32 Iran executes man over alleged cooperation with Mossad spy agency https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-executes-man-over-alleged-cooperation-with-mossad-spy-agency/ Tue, 26 May 2026 10:16:46 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3830723 Judiciary claims that Gholamreza Khani Shakarab was tasked with recruiting operatives in country, was part of Israeli plot to assassinate rabbi and blame Iranians

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]]> Iran executes man over membership in jihadist group, armed rebellion https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-executes-man-over-membership-in-jihadist-group-armed-rebellion/ Sun, 26 Apr 2026 08:46:52 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3809988 Judiciary says Amer Ramesh accused of being part of Jaish al-Adl, attacking security forces,as Tehran steps up executions in wake of war with US and Israel

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]]> US to add firing squad, electrocutions, gas asphyxiation to federal execution methods https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-to-add-firing-squad-electrocutions-gas-asphyxiation-to-federal-execution-methods/ Sun, 26 Apr 2026 02:23:30 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3809874 Move comes as Justice Department struggles to obtain drugs for lethal injections after Trump rescinded moratorium on federal executions last year

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]]> ‘Entrenches apartheid’: UAE, 7 other Muslim countries blast Israeli death penalty law https://www.timesofisrael.com/eight-muslim-countries-slam-israels-new-death-penalty-law-as-risk-to-regional-stability/ Thu, 02 Apr 2026 11:45:46 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3793402 Statement by FMs, many from countries which also enforce death penalty, decries law's discriminatory nature toward Palestinians, says it risks 'exacerbating tensions'

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]]> Iran hangs ‘one of most important spies’ for Israel amid wave of executions https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-hangs-man-accused-of-spying-for-israel-amid-wave-of-executions/ Mon, 29 Sep 2025 06:00:29 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3652350 Case of Bahman Choobi-asl wasn't previously known to Iranian activists; judiciary says he passed information to Mossad that aimed to breach Iranian data centers

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]]> UAE reportedly sentences 3 Uzbek nationals to death over killing of Chabad rabbi https://www.timesofisrael.com/uae-reportedly-sentences-3-uzbek-nationals-to-death-over-killing-of-chabad-rabbi/ Sun, 30 Mar 2025 13:44:44 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3514049 Abu Dhabi yet to officially confirm ruling against those who kidnapped, murdered Rabbi Zvi Kogan in November last year; friend of victim calls decision 'historic'

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]]> Syrian fighters execute 35 in 72 hours, mainly officers from former regime, monitor says https://www.timesofisrael.com/syrian-fighters-execute-35-in-72-hours-mainly-officers-from-former-regime-monitor-says/ Mon, 27 Jan 2025 06:46:34 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3468792 Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says many of those killed were from religious minorities, rebels used 'unprecedented level of cruelty and violence'

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]]> Video appears to show Hamas shooting several alleged ‘collaborators’ in Gaza https://www.timesofisrael.com/video-appears-to-show-hamas-executing-several-alleged-collaborators-in-gaza/ Fri, 24 Jan 2025 13:48:07 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3466860 Palestinian reports say Hamas executed six Gazans in Rafah accused of spying for Israel, shot 17 people in the feet for raising prices

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]]> Iran executed at least 901 people in 2024, UN tally of reports finds https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-executed-at-least-901-people-in-2024-un-tally-of-reports-finds/ Tue, 07 Jan 2025 14:00:04 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3454586 UN rights office spokesperson says international body confident that 'alarmingly, shockingly high' figure is correct; increase in number of women executed, surge in use of hangings

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]]> Saudi Arabia executed 330 people this year, highest number in decades – rights groups https://www.timesofisrael.com/saudi-arabia-carried-out-record-executions-in-decades-in-2024-rights-groups-say/ Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:50:34 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3446143 Some of them were put to death for drug smuggling, non-lethal terrorism, despite Mohammed bin Salman's assertion that executions are only for lethal crimes

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]]> UN experts express alarm as they say Iran executed more than 400 people this year https://www.timesofisrael.com/un-experts-express-alarm-as-they-say-iran-executed-more-than-400-people-this-year/ Mon, 02 Sep 2024 20:05:24 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3367166 Iran not complying with international execution requirements as 41 people put to death over drug offenses in August alone, say independent experts

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]]> Iran executes man accused of killing security officer during Mahsa Amini protests https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-executes-man-accused-of-killing-security-officer-during-mahsa-amini-protests/ Tue, 06 Aug 2024 13:19:51 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3348602 Reza Rasaei, 34, hanged for murder of Revolutionary Guard agent during 2022's 'Woman, Life, Freedom' protests; Amnesty International says his confession was obtained by torture

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]]> 2 men executed in West Bank for allegedly spying for Israel, as mob cheers https://www.timesofisrael.com/2-men-executed-in-west-bank-for-allegedly-spying-for-israel-as-mob-cheers/ Sat, 25 Nov 2023 10:59:52 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3162462 Men's bodies hung on an electricity pole and later dumped in the trash as crowds call 'traitors' and 'Allahu Akbar'

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]]> Iran publicly hangs 2 over deadly shooting at Shiraz shrine claimed by Islamic State https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-publicly-hangs-2-over-deadly-shooting-at-shiraz-shrine-claimed-by-islamic-state/ Sat, 08 Jul 2023 11:52:47 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3048036 Nationalities of men not revealed but Tehran previously said attack involved people from other countries; public executions relatively rare, with almost all carried out in prisons

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]]> Iran accused of executing 354 people in first half of 2023 https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-accused-of-executing-354-people-in-first-half-of-2023/ Mon, 03 Jul 2023 11:34:48 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3044918 Norwegian-based Iran Human Rights group says Tehran is increasing its use of the death penalty in order to spread fear

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