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'Our hostages did not have shampoo': Ben-Gvir taunts prisoners complaining about harsh conditions

A statement from Ben-Gvir’s office claimed that the prisoners were female Islamic Jihad terrorists.

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir visits the Damon prison.
Otzma Yehudit party chairman and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, together with members of his party, attends a supporters’ conference ahead of the upcoming general elections in Petah Tikva, central Israel, August 16, 2026.

Israel should kill ‘30-40’ Gazans every night, Ben-Gvir says on ex-hostage’s podcast

PALESTINIAN DOCTOR Hussam Abu Safiya, who was captured by the Israeli military in Gaza in late 2024 and still held in detention, appears via video link at the Israeli Supreme Court hearing in Jerusalem, June 10, 2026.

Gazan doctor accused of Hamas affiliation held without charge in Israel appears before High Court

A prison guard with a dog watches as a convoy carrying released Palestinian prisoners leaves the Ktzi’ot Prison in the Negev Desert of Israel, February 27, 2025.

From Rutgers speaker to Kristof column, disputed dog rape claim against Israel goes mainstream


Israeli prisons face overcrowding crisis as renovations frozen

A delay in renovation construction was ordered in the hopes of freeing up 200 more spots for convicts to alleviate overcrowding.

 Palestinian prisoners wait to be released from Ketziot prison, southern Israel, October 1, 2007.

Watch: Gilboa prison escape wasn't caught due to lackluster security

The video shows the guard who was on duty that night going after the proscribed routine in a sloppy and unattentive manner.

 View of a drill for prison guards at the Israeli Prison Authorities, Gilboa Prison, near Israel Valley. December 5, 2022.

Mandatory IDF service positions in prison terror wings canceled - Ben-Gvir

Ben-Gvir's decision comes against the background of several serious incidents of injuries to soldiers in the Israeli prison system and the Gilboa pimping affair.

 View of a drill for prison guards at the Israeli Prison Authorities, Gilboa Prison, near Israel Valley. December 5, 2022.

Ben-Gvir, police prepare for release of terrorist Maher Younis after 40 years

The police plans to prevent a repetition of the celebrations after the recent release of his cousin Karim Younis from prison.

 Longest serving Palestinian prisoner, Karim Younis, gestures as he is welcomed at his village, after he was freed from Israeli jail earlier today, in Ara, Israel January 5, 2023.

Gilboa pimping affair: Gantz, Bar Lev to review roles of female prison guards

The lawyer representing female guards requested the State Attorney's Office prevent the spread of rumors by senior IPS officials.

 View of the Israeli Prison Authorities, Gilboa Prison

Supreme Court stiffens sentence for IPS intelligence officer convicted of bribery

The decision came down as the country is struggling with multiple scandals signaling that top IPS officials have conducted extremely negligent oversight over a variety of problems.

A still image from video released by police of a prison phone smuggling ring.

Gilboa Prison pimping affair: Will there actually be a conviction?

There is nothing slam dunk about a case with so many questions, especially when it is unclear if the victim will show up in court.

 GILBOA PRISON, in northern Israel near the West Bank.

Prison pimping affair: Hotline launched two weeks early - Lapid

Prime Minister Yair Lapid announced that a hotline for female prison officers will be opened early as the public discourse on the pimping affair reaches a high.

 Public Security Minister Omer Bar Lev, Prime Minister Yair Lapid and Israel Prison Service Commissioner Katy Perry at Ofer Prison, August 2, 2022.

Gilboa prison pimping affair: New sexual assault allegation emerges

A new, separate instance of sexual assault by a prisoner against a female prison guard has come out of the Gilboa Prison pimping affair case.

 A guard is seen at an observation tower along a wall of Gilboa Prison, from where six Palestinian prisoners escaped, on September 6.

Prison officer who placed female officers in pimping affair fired

Prison Intelligence Officer Rani Basha was the man who placed female prison guards in the security wing at the demand of Palestinian prisoner Muhammad Atallah.

 GILBOA PRISON, in northern Israel near the West Bank.