The Israeli parliament has approved a bill that makes the death penalty mandatory for Palestinians convicted of murdering Israelis, amid growing tensions between the two groups.

<img alt="Israel Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Itamar Ben Gvir shake hands " height="349" src="https://i.cbc.ca/ais/be17e87c-f220-4aec-9a29-fa34cbd05c21,1774893955673/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C133%2C2571%2C1446%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29" title="Israel Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Itamar Ben Gvir shake hands as the Israeli government approve Netanyahu&apos;s proposal to reappoint Itamar Ben-Gvir as minister of National Security, in the Knesset, Israeli parliame...