Israel prison

'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


Former Israeli President Moshe Katsav released from prison

Prosecution declines appeal of parole board decision.

Moshe Katsav leaving prison December 21, 2016

Police interrogate Ghattas on suspicion of smuggling phones to prisoners

MK denies seeking to harm state security but does not deny charges against him.

MK Basel Ghattas at Temple Mount

The Ghattas effect: MKs banned from visiting terrorists in prison

Visits to security prisoners will no longer fall under Knesset members' parliamentary immunity.

Eshel Prison

Dershowitz visits Olmert in prison

He did not specify whether he had visited Olmert in a professional capacity, as a friend or as a peace process researcher.

Alan Dershowitz

Prisons Service says repentance and forgiveness key to rehabilitation

The Ofek detention center at Sharon Prison is the country’s only detention facility for offenders under the age of 18.

French opposition MP Georges Fenech at Ofer Prison, September 15, 2016

Olmert parole hearing set for Hanukka

The former prime minister could be let out of prison for good behavior after serving two-thirds of the sentence.

Ehud Olmert

Hadar Goldin's family demands cabinet meeting over return of son's body

Along with the demand, the family is pressuring the Israeli government to use the conditions of convicted terrorists in Israeli prisoners as a means to pressure Hamas.

Sec.-Lt. Hadar Goldin.

Red Cross cuts family visits for prisoners

Outrage in the West Bank following decision.

YASMIN RAJOUB displays a photo of her son, Jamal, who is serving a life sentence for terrorism at Rimon Prison. (

Smuggling life

The question boils down to whether our society should allow those who have taken life to beget life.

Palestinian prisoners who were released from Israeli prisons as part of a prisoners exchange deal between Israel and Hamas wave from a bus

Protesters enraged at ICRC cut of Palestinian prison visit program in half

Outrage in the West Bank Following ICRC Deduction in Prison Visitation Days.

Eshel Prison