Israeli prisons

Palestinian Prisoners Day

Tuesday-16-April-2024

Palestinian female prisoners decry Israeli detention conditions

Thursday-21-March-2024

Two Palestinian human rights groups said in a joint statement on Wednesday that new testimonies conveyed by legal teams regarding recently detained Palestinian female prisoners reveal repeated assaults during their arrest.

Commission of Detainees holds Israel responsible for life of sick prisoner Raddad

Wednesday-28-February-2024

The Commission of Detainees and Ex-detainees Affairs said on Wednesday that the Israeli occupation authority bears full responsibility for the life of prisoner Mutasem Raddad.

Gazan prisoner who died in Ramla jail identified as Izzuddin al-Banna

Saturday-24-February-2024

The Palestinian Commission of Detainees’ and Ex-Detainees’ Affairs and the Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS) have identified the Palestinian prisoner who died a few days ago in the Israeli prison of Ramla as 40-year-old Izzuddin al-Banna, a resident of Gaza City.

PPS reveals horrifying testimonies of female prisoners subjected to torture, strip searches

Friday-26-January-2024

The Palestinian Prisoners' Society (PPS) said on Thursday that it has obtained testimonies confirming the brutal beating, humiliation, and strip-search of Palestinian female prisoners during their transfer to the Hasharon prison in northern Israel.

Israel admits jailers beat prisoner Abu Assab to death

Thursday-21-December-2023

The Israeli occupation authorities admitted on Thursday the killing of prisoner Thayer Abu Assab, 38, from the northern West Bank city of Qalqilya, last month, after jailers brutally beat him to death.

Report: 6 Palestinian prisoners die in Israeli jails over the past two months

Thursday-7-December-2023

A report by Haaretz, a Hebrew newspaper, suggested that six Palestinian prisoners have died in Israeli jails from violence or medical neglect since the start of the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip.

Health condition of Nael Al-Barghouthi deteriorating after 44 years in Israeli jails

Monday-4-December-2023

The Palestinian prisoner in Israeli jails Nael Al-Barghouthi has recently experienced a deterioration in his health condition, leading to his transfer from Gilboa prison to a hospital, with no further details known about his health.

Women released from Israeli jails narrate stories of their suffering in custody

Wednesday-29-November-2023

A group of Palestinian women, who have been recently released from Israeli jails within the temporary humanitarian truce agreement between Hamas and Israel, revealed that they were subjected to violations and horrific suffering in Israeli prisons over years of captivity.