Israel's Knesset adopted a law on October 7, 2023 on criminal responsibility for denying the attack on Israel by the militants of the Palestinian Hamas movement on October 7, 2023, The Times of Israel writes about this.
According to the adopted law, "any person who publishes materials denying the massacres of October 7, with the aim of defending, expressing sympathy or solidarity with the terrorist organization Hamas and its allies, may be sentenced to up to five years in prison."
in 2023 On October 7, as a result of the Hamas attack on Israel, about 1,200 people were killed and another 250 were taken hostage. As a result of Israel's retaliatory military operations, the number of victims in the Palestinian enclave exceeded 47,000. On January 19, the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas came into force, which was achieved thanks to the mediation efforts of Washington, Doha and Cairo.
