Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday morning signed the revocation of citizenship and deportation orders for two Israeli terrorists who carried out stabbing and shooting attacks against Israeli civilians, his office announced, with their destination reported to be the Gaza Strip.

The move marks the first implementation of a February 2023 law allowing the revocation of citizenship from convicted terrorists and their deportation. Defense Minister Israel Katz and Coalition Whip Ofir Katz, who initiated the law, announced last year that Israel was set to implement the law for terrorists who are receiving payments from the Palestinian Authority. Proceedings have been initiated against hundreds of citizens.

In a statement announcing the move, Netanyahu said the two terrorists “were rewarded for their criminal acts by the Palestinian Authority,” and thanked MK Katz for spearheading the legislation “that will expel them from Israel — and many more like them are on the way.”

The two terrorists are identified as Mahmoud Ahmad — sentenced to 23 years in prison for shooting attacks against soldiers and civilians — and Mohammed Ahmad Hussein al-Halsi — sentenced in 2016 to 18 years for stabbing elderly women in Armon........

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