Palestinian prisoners
Knesset rejects proposed bill aimed at preventing Red Cross from visiting Palestinian detainees
An explanatory statement regarding the proposal cited “the security risk involved in the entry of external elements into prisons” as the reason for the bill being put forward.
Released Palestinian terrorists demand right to return to West Bank, Egypt
Gazan doctor accused of Hamas affiliation held without charge in Israel appears before High Court
Toronto group calls to release alleged Iran proxy who coordinated waves of attacks on Jewish sites
Hamas senior official: No hostage, 'prisoner exchange' without end to war
Senior Hamas official Osama Hamdan said the group will not release hostages unless the Israel-Hamas war fully ends in an interview with Qatar-based Al Araby TV.
Ceasefire takes effect after Israeli gov't votes to approve Gaza deal
Ministers Ben-Gvir, Smotrich, and Strock voted against the deal.
Hamas says hostages, prisoner lists exchanged in latest ceasefire negotiations
Hamas confirms the list of Palestinian prisoners to be released in exchange for Israeli hostages as part of ongoing ceasefire negotiations focused on ending the war in Gaza.
‘I’ll stand at prison gates’: MKs push to block Red Cross visits to Israeli prisons
MKs oppose Red Cross visits to Palestinian prisoners, citing security concerns and lack of action on hostages held by Hamas. Calls for reciprocity persist.
NGO: Israel's 11,000 Palestinian security prisoners breaks record
Administrative detention numbers have surged in Israel, now three times higher than during the Second Intifada, reports HaMoked.
Herzog weighs clemency option tied to hostage deal, though no decision made yet
The President’s Residence said a request had been received that relies on past precedent and that any decision would be taken only following a full inter-agency review and legal opinions.
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.
Palestinian security prisoners can be referred to as ‘hostages’ in UK reporting, regulator rules
The organization claimed the description of the prisoners as hostages, many of whom were members of Hamas, was “subjective.”
Reuters retracts article on released Palestinian prisoner after failing to authenticate his claims
The article, headlined as “Gaza mother's hopes for return of long-jailed son dashed,” claimed Diaa El Agha murdered a Mossad agent - when evidence suggests the victim was an Israeli civilian.
Herzog slams BBC for 'false equivalence' of Israeli hostages, Palestinian prisoners
Herzog called for an end to what he described as a “preposterous” narrative that equates Israel’s legal system with Hamas’s brutality.
