Israeli prison service

Israel was unprepared for 10,000 Palestinian security prisoners during war, report finds

Overcrowded prisons and the sudden release of senior Hamas figures during the Gaza war reportedly harmed Israeli security and delayed legal proceedings for October 7 attacks.

|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Protesters gather outside Sde Teiman detention facility after some of them broke in, after Israeli military police arrived at the site as part of an investigation into the suspected abuse of a Palestinian detainee, near Beersheba, in southern Israel, July 29, 2024.
Jailed Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti gestures before the start of a deliberation at Jerusalem Magistrate's court, January 25, 2012

Ben-Gvir denies claim Marwan Barghouti beaten in prison, but 'proud' of worsening conditions

Qatari outlet Al-Araby TV reported, citing a Palestinian source, that Barghouti was "beaten and assaulted" as he was being transferred between Israeli security prisons.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The Defense Ministry's new rail-mounted robot designed to secure sensitive sites, including prisons, military bases, and border facilities, September 11, 2025.

Israel unveils rail-mounted robot to guard borders, bases, and prisons

Defense officials described the project as a breakthrough in Israel’s efforts to protect against both external and internal threats.

|ByPESACH BENSON/TPS
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir seen after a visit at the Temple Mount in Jerusalem Old City, during the Tisha B’Av, August 3, 2025.

Ben-Gvir hangs images of ruined Gaza in jails to intimidate Palestinian prisoners, Barghouti claims

“This is what they have to see in the morning when they go out for their yard hour. One of them, I think here (pointing), that’s his house," the minister said.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Gilboa Pimping Affair: Israel shouldn't see prostitution as 'normal' - opinion

I am sure that Golda is turning over in her grave, and I hope Ben-Gurion is as well, with the advent of this sick pimping of Jewish Israeli women to Palestinian Arab security prisoners, or at all.

AUGUST 26, 2022ByJONATHAN FELDSTEIN
PIMP? GILBOA Prison warden Freddy Ben-Sheetrit arrives for testimony, in Modi’in, July 26.

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.

AUGUST 23, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
View of the Israeli Prison Authorities, Gilboa Prison

Medical care for hunger strikers: An ethical failure - opinion

In the absence of medical procedures and clear ethical lines, hunger strikers are left to rely on the pressure of external actors.

AUGUST 23, 2022ByHADAS ZIV
PALESTINIANS HOLD pictures of prisoners during a demonstration in Ramallah in support of prisoners on hunger strike in Israeli jails, 2014.

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.

AUGUST 17, 2022ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
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.

AUGUST 16, 2022ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
GILBOA PRISON, in northern Israel near the West Bank.

Gilboa Prison chief suspended in ongoing 'pimping affair' probe

Until now, Ben Sheetrit has ironically had a form of immunity since he was the whistleblower of sorts on the Pimping Affair.

AUGUST 11, 2022ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Gilboa prison commander Freddy Ben Sheetrit arrives for his testimony at the government inspection committee for the incident of the escape of the security prisoners from the Gilboa prison, in Modi'in, July 31, 2022

Bar Lev decides: Female guards will continue serving in prison security wings

Citing an agreement made in 2005, Bar Lev stated that female IPS guards will continue to guard security prisoners * Public Security Committee convenes to discuss pimping affair

AUGUST 3, 2022BySHIRA SILKOFF
View of the Israeli Prison Authorities, Gilboa Prison

Gilboa pimping affair: Israeli prison officials equally to blame - comment

While politicians continue to talk about how shocking Atallah’s actions were, they evade the real issue - the Israeli security officials who helped him.

AUGUST 2, 2022BySHIRA SILKOFF
POLICE OFFICERS and prison guards stand outside the Gilboa jail following the escape by Palestinian security prisoners.

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.

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

Pimping affair: Gantz calls to pull women from guarding Palestinian security prisoners

Gantz demanded women stop serving as guards for Palestinian security prisoners pending investigation of Pimping Affair allegations. 

AUGUST 1, 2022ByANNA AHRONHEIM
GILBOA PRISON, in northern Israel near the West Bank.