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.

 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

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

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


Strike Out

If the strike is successful, it could conceivably boost the standing of Barghouti’s Fatah in its ongoing rivalry with Hamas, but Barghouti still has the rest of his life to serve in prison.

Jailed Fatah official Marwan Barghouti

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

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

TripAdvisor reviews in jail? Yes.

Man gives jail cell 3 out of 5 stars in a TripAdvisor style review.

Dima Litvinov behind bars

Former PM Olmert spends furlough with family

he reason for the timing of the furlough was that it was the first day he was eligible to leave the prison after serving a fourth of his sentence.

Ehud Olmert

Prison commander may face dismissal over security failures with Palestinian prisoners

The isolated Nafha Prison in the Negev houses security prisoners and dangerous criminals.

Nafha Prison in the Negev desert

Barghouti given warning for opinion piece published in 'The Guardian'

“There will be no peace until Israel’s occupation of Palestine ends,” writes imprisoned Fatah leader.

Jailed Fatah official Marwan Barghouti

Infamous Hamas bomb-maker gives interview with smuggled phone inside Israeli prison

Abdullah al-Barghouti is serving 67 life sentences for his role in multiple terrorist attacks, including the 2001 bombing of the Sbaro restaurant in Jerusalem.

Hamas leader Abdullah al-Barghouti

Israel Prison Service denies reports that deal has been struck with Palestinian prisoners

Palestinian prisoners threaten civil disobedience and hunger strike if demands are not met.

Israeli prison guards escort a paramilitary border policeman at Jerusalem District court November 23, 2014. Israeli prosecutors charged the policeman on Sunday in the fatal shooting of a teenage Palestinian protester.

State indicts 2 police officers for alleged negligent causing of detainee's suicide

Pshycologist had determined that prisoner should be under observation; officers allegedly failed to take cautionary measures.

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