Lebanon Abolishes Death Penalty Two Days Before Three U.S. States Execute Simultaneously

On August 11, 2026, Lebanon's parliament abolished the death penalty, converting all existing death sentences to life imprisonment. Two days later, Tennessee, Alabama, and Oklahoma are scheduled to carry out lethal injections on the same day — the first such triple execution in the U.S. since 2010. Lebanon's abolition is reported as the first in its region.