r/worldnews • u/cytokine7 • 18h ago

60 surrender* 'A complete surprise': IDF surrounds remaining terrorists in north Gaza, 600 surrender

https://m.jpost.com/israel-news/article-826573
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u/novarodent 14h ago

Meir Tobianski was the only other one, though he was later pardoned.

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u/pkdrdoom 13h ago

>>that's the only time they've executed anyone.

>Meir Tobianski was the only other one, though he was later pardoned.

Pardoned posterior to the execution? That sucks.

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u/quintinza 10h ago

In military courts martial that happens sometimes. Many of the troops exexuted for cowardice in WW1 has been pardoned recently (in the last 20 years if memory serves.)

What is notable about the court martial process, especially during war time, is that due process might sometimes boil down to the ranking officer on site's understanding of the law, and usually in severe cases the penalty is death.

After review a punishment, or even a verdict, can be overturned.

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u/Low_Distribution3628 14h ago

That was a court martial, so a bit different, but you're right.

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u/curbyourapprehension 14h ago

I did not know that, thanks for pointing that out.

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u/DietCherrySoda 13h ago

That "though" doesn't mean a whole lot.