90 Days to Die: Israel Accelerates Logistics for Terrorist Death Row
The Israel Prison Service has begun practical preparations for the execution of terrorists, including the construction of a hanging facility and the formation of volunteer teams trained to carry out death sentences within 90 days of a final verdict.
In a significant and unprecedented shift in national policy, the Israel Prison Service (IPS) has launched practical preparations to implement the death penalty for terrorists. While the legislation is currently moving through the Knesset and has passed its first reading, the security establishment is already building the physical and organizational infrastructure needed to carry out executions immediately upon final approval. The move is designed to ensure that the state is ready to handle the legal and logistical weight of capital punishment, specifically targeting those responsible for the October 7 massacre. By establishing a dedicated facility and training specialized volunteer teams, the IPS is signaling that the era of long term imprisonment for those with "blood on their hands" may be coming to a permanent end, effectively removing them as potential bargaining chips in future hostage negotiations.
The "Israeli Green Mile"
The focal point of these preparations is the construction of a highly secure, isolated execution site within the prison system. Dubbed the "Israeli Green Mile" by officials, a reference to the famous film about death row inmates, this facility is being designed solely for the purpose of carrying out death sentences. The chosen method of execution will be hanging, a practice that has not been utilized by the state since the execution of Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann in 1962. According to plans revealed by Channel 13 News, the procedure will be carried out by three prison officers simultaneously to distribute the psychological weight of the act.
The teams tasked with these duties will be composed entirely of volunteers from within the prison service. These officers are scheduled to undergo rigorous and specialized training that covers three critical areas: the physical logistics of the operation, the management of psychological fallout for the staff, and the deep ethical and moral issues surrounding state sanctioned execution. To ensure the highest level of professional standards, an IPS delegation is expected to travel to an East Asian country where the death penalty is currently practiced to study their legal and organizational frameworks firsthand.
90 Days to Execution
The proposed law includes a strict timeline to ensure that justice is final and swift. Executions are intended to be carried out within 90 days of a final court ruling, preventing the kind of decades long appeals process seen in other jurisdictions. In the initial phase, the law will be applied to Hamas Nukhba force terrorists, the elite unit that led the slaughter on October 7. Eventually, the measure is expected to apply to any terrorists convicted of murder or particularly severe attacks in Judea and Samaria.
Proponents of the law argue that it serves as a powerful deterrent and solves a strategic problem by eliminating the incentive for Hamas terrorists to kidnap Israelis in hopes of a prisoner swap. If there are no living terrorists to trade, the logic of taking hostages is significantly weakened. While the bill has faced internal debate regarding the risk of irreversible judicial errors, the momentum within the government suggests a firm commitment to the policy. The IPS preparations confirm that the state is no longer waiting for the final vote to begin the countdown for those currently held in the "Israeli Green Mile."