Palestinian prisoners

Terrorist who killed Israeli minister reportedly fathers twins using sperm smuggled from prison

The conception reportedly took multiple attempts over a two-year period, the nephew of Asmar told Palestinian media.

An Israel Prison Service officer at Ketziot Prison watches as Palestinian prisoners are prepared for release in exchange for Israeli hostages held by Gazan terrorists, February 26, 2025; illustrative.
MARWAN BARGHOUTI is escorted in handcuffs by police into Jerusalem Magistrates Court in 2012.

Marvel actors join campaign calling for release of Palestinian terrorist Marwan Barghouti

Freed Palestinian prisoners released by Israel as part of a hostages-prisoners swap and a ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel, gesture, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, October 13, 2025

Palestinian rejectionism, not poverty, remains the main obstacle for peace with Israel - opinion

Police officers stand guard as Palestinians protest outside the Prime Minister's office, calling on the government to fulfil demands related to prisoners and injured people, in Ramallah, the West Bank, May 31, 2026

PA must end torture, arbitrary detention of Palestinians in West Bank, UN rights office demands


Border police officers arrest suspects who flew Hamas flag during prisoners' release

The three also voiced their support for the terrorists and disrupted the order, the police said.

 Border police officers operate in the West Bank. February 5, 2025.

Palestinian prisoners released from Ofer Prison after significant delay

Israel Prison Service was instructed by the political echelon to halt the release of Palestinian prisoners following the chaotic release of the seven hostages in the Gaza Strip.

 A bus carries Palestinian prisoners after they were released from an Israeli prison, in Ramallah, the West Bank, January 25, 2025

Palestinian prisoner refuses to return to Gaza in ceasefire swap, prefers to stay in prison -report

According to the report, the prisoner was a senior Fatah official and preferred to stay in prison than return to Gaza,

 Red Cross vehicle is seen near the Ofer Prison, near Jerusalem, January 19, 2025

Hamas, PIJ greet 70 Palestinian prisoners in Cairo who were released in ceasefire deal

As part of the agreed hostage-prisoner exchange deal, Israel released 200 terrorist prisoners on Saturday, according to Arab media reports.

 Released Palestinian prisoners in Cairo, 26 January 2025

Palestinian prisoner from viral photo tells CNN about abuse, sexual assault at Sde Teiman

He alleged that the interrogations often involved physical and verbal abuse including hot water being poured on him, or being told that his family had been killed. 

 Blindfolded Palestinian detainees inside the camp in May 2024

High Court: State must explain refusal to let Red Cross see Palestinian prisoners

The order follows a February petition from NGOs demanding that the Red Cross be allowed to visit and receive information on Palestinian prisoners.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with president of the International Red Cross on December 14, 2023

The investigation into Sde Teiman didn't need a fanfare - opinion

The Israeli military didn’t need to make a spectacle out of its response to alleged prisoner abuse. So why did it?

Palestinians seen detained at the Sde Teiman Military Base in Israel's North

Ministers, MKs criticize arrests of soldiers suspected of terrorist prisoner abuse

Politicians called for "urgent debates" and were critical of each other's stances on protests which broke out at the base.

 Protesters wave Israeli flags outside the Sde Teiman detention facility, after Israeli Military Police arrived at the site as part of an investigation into suspected abuse of a Palestinian detainee, near Beersheba in southern Israel, July 29, 2024.

Hamas leader in West Bank dies in Israeli custody, says Palestinian government body

"From the moment of his arrest, Sheikh Abu Ara, like all prisoners, has faced unprecedented crimes," the reports claim.

 A woman holds a picture of a Palestinian prisoner during a protest in solidarity with Gaza and Palestinian prisoners in the Israeli jails, November 14, 2023

Ben-Gvir, Arbel clash on WhatsApp over criticism of Attorney General

Ben-Gvir responded in bold letters, "I understand that you are busy flattering the attorney general – maybe one day you will be appointed a judge – but the truth cannot be concealed.

 MEMBERS OF THE opposition react during a past speech by National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir in the Knesset.