Geneva conventions

Supreme Court rules Israel’s ban on Red Cross visits to detainees unlawful

Israel’s High Court ruled the state’s blanket ban on Red Cross visits to security prisoners unlawful, citing lack of legal basis, decades of precedent, and violations of detainee rights.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN
Members of the Red Cross watch while Israel Prison Service officers prepare Palestinian prisoners for release as part of a hostage deal between Israel and Hamas, at Ktzi’ot Prison in southern Israel, February 26, 2025.
Buildings and streets of Jenin refugee camp, November 19, 2025.

Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of war crimes in West Bank expulsions

HRW alleges that Israeli forces expelled about 32,000 Palestinians from three West Bank refugee camps during Operation Iron Wall, citing destroyed homes and a ban on residents returning.

|ByREUTERS
Members of the Red Cross watch while Israel Prison Service officers prepare Palestinian prisoners for release as part of a hostage deal between Israel and Hamas, at Ktzi’ot Prison in southern Israel, February 26, 2025.

High Court hears petition on Israeli prevention of Red Cross access to Palestinian prisoners

Petitioners asserted that Israel's suspension of Red Cross access to Palestinian prisoners, instituted after the October 7 massacre, violates Israeli law and conventional international norms.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN