The Lebanese parliament on Tuesday supported a bill to abolish the death penalty. Thus, the de facto moratorium that had existed in the country for more than two decades has received legislative confirmation. The last death sentence in Lebanon was carried out in 2004. However, until now, the highest penalty remained provided for by law, and courts retained the ability to impose death sentences. Work on the reform lasted several months. In February 2026, the parliamentary Human Rights Committee supported the initiative in principle. The document was then reviewed by the Committee on Administration and Justice, and in July it went through another stage of the parliamentary procedure. The previous attempt to conduct a final vote failed due to a lack of quorum. However, on August 11, the deputies were able to pass the law. Lebanon's Minister of Justice Adel Nassar called the decision "historic." According to *Entrevue*, Lebanon has become the first country in the Middle East to completely abolish the death penalty. The abolition of the death penalty ends a period of more than 20 years during which it was retained in Lebanese legislation but was effectively not applied. Now, the rejection of the highest penalty is enshrined at the legislative level, which could set an important precedent for the entire region.