Tel Aviv, Feb. 11 -- Israel has decided, for the first time, to revoke the citizenship of two Palestinians and deport them to the occupied West Bank or the Gaza Strip, enforcing a controversial 2023 law that permits such action.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approved the decision on Tuesday, February 10, confirming that Mahmoud Ahmed and Mohammad Ahmed Hussein al-Halasa would be expelled after their citizenship was withdrawn.

In a statement posted on X, Netanyahu said he had signed an order against "two Israeli terrorists" responsible for stabbing and shooting attacks on Israeli civilians. He credited coalition chairman Ofir Katz with promoting the legislation and indicated that additional cases could follow.

Israeli media reported...