Category: Prisoners

The Palestinian Commission of Detainees and Ex‑Detainees Affairs and the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society announced on Thursday the names of three detainees from the Gaza Strip who died in Israeli prisons…

On Thursday morning, the Israeli armed forces, along with armed paramilitary colonial settler gangs, assaulted Palestinian civilians in various parts of the occupied West Bank. The colonizers wounded five Palestinians,…

On Tuesday, Israeli forces detonated a Palestinian detainee’s home in the town of Zawata, west of Nablus in the northern West Bank and demolished a detainee’s home in the town…

Israeli forces carried out pre-dawn invasions throughout the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, as they have done every morning since the second intifada began in September 2000. In addition to…

Israeli forces launched a wide-scale invasion of various parts of the West Bank on Sunday morning, abducting 54 Palestinians and setting up additional checkpoints and roadblocks in several different areas.…

The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) said Tuesday that Israeli occupation forces abducted at least 50 Palestinians overnight until Tuesday morning in widespread campaigns across the occupied West Bank, including Jerusalem.…

The Israeli cabinet’s recent debate over a proposed death penalty law marks a sharp escalation in punitive measures against Palestinian political prisoners. For the first time, Shin Bet Director David Zini…

A report released this week by Physicians for Human Rights–Israel (PHRI) reveals that nearly 100 Palestinian prisoners have died in Israeli custody since October 7, 2023. The organization attributes this…

On Sunday, Israeli soldiers abducted five Palestinians, including a father and his son, near Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank. Media sources said several Israeli military vehicles invaded Artas and…

Amnesty International | November 11, 2025 | In response to the passing of the first reading of a controversial new amendment to the Israeli Penal Law making it mandatory for…

The Israeli Knesset has advanced two bills authorizing the death penalty for Palestinian detainees accused of killing Israeli citizens under what the proposed law defines as “racist or hateful motives.”…

Israeli occupation authorities have been systematically torturing Palestinian detainees from Gaza since at least February 2024, according to Francesca Albanese, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human…

Earlier on Monday, Israeli occupation forces abducted several Palestinians during invasions across multiple areas of the occupied West Bank, including Jericho in the northeast, Ramallah in the center, and Nablus…

Palestinian institutions confirmed Sunday the death of Palestinian political prisoner, Mohammad Hussein Mohammad Ghawadra, 63, from Jenin in the occupied West Bank’s northern part, while held in Israeli custody. The…

Medical sources in Gaza Strip hospitals reported receiving 30 bodies of Palestinians killed inside concentration camps run by Israeli forces, whose bodies had been retained by Israeli authorities. The bodies…

Israeli troops raided a number of Palestinians towns and cities in the West Bank on Friday before dawn. In Qalqilia, local sources reported that the Israeli occupation forces stormed the…

The Israeli army has handed over the bodies of 50 Palestinian victims it had held since the start of its genocide in Gaza on October 7, 2023. Medical sources said…

The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) reported that Israeli occupation forces abducted at least 45 Palestinians from the occupied West Bank, including Jerusalem, between Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning. The PPS…

The Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs has sounded the alarm over the dire humanitarian and medical conditions endured by Palestinian political prisoners held in Israel’s Negev desert detention camp.…

The death of a Palestinian detainee from Gaza was announced, on Monday, one day after another detainee died inside an Israeli hospital. The General Authority of Civil Affairs, the Commission…

A sick Palestinian detainee died on Sunday in an Israeli hospital, after more than eight months of detention in Israeli occupation prisons. The General Authority of Civil Affairs, the Commission…

On October 13, 2025, Israel released 1,968 Palestinian political prisoners and detainees as part of a ceasefire agreement brokered by Egypt and Qatar. The deal, described by regional mediators as…

The Israeli occupation forces released, on Monday evening, the second batch of detainees from “Katziot” prison in the Negev to the Gaza Strip, as part of the first phase of…

Israeli forces carried out multiple invasions across the occupied West Bank on Monday, abducting at least nine Palestinians and shooting one, in Ramallah, occupied Jerusalem, and the Tulkarem governorate. In…

The Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, publicly reaffirmed their commitment to the prisoner exchange agreement with Israel, stating that their adherence remains conditional on Israel fulfilling its obligations.…

Israeli occupation forces launched a wave of invasions and abductions across the occupied West Bank early Monday, targeting Palestinian towns, refugee camps, and the homes of detainees’ families in a…

The first phase of the Gaza ceasefire, brokered jointly by Egypt, Qatar, and the United States, has begun, with prisoner exchanges underway and humanitarian conditions still catastrophic. A source directly…

Senior Hamas official Ghazi Hamad confirmed that the movement and allied factions in Gaza have finalized all logistical arrangements for the release of Israeli captives, but accused Israel of deliberately…

Israeli forces seriously wounded an elderly man near occupied Jerusalem, and stormed the homes of many Palestinian detainees set for release in the upcoming prisoner exchange in several West Bank…

A Palestinian administrative detainee died on Tuesday, in an Israeli hospital after being held in occupation prisons for 16 months. The Ministry of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs and the Palestinian…

Two years into Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza and its broader assault across Palestinian territories, prisoner advocacy institutions have released a detailed fact sheet exposing the scale of atrocities committed…

Israeli occupation forces invaded multiple areas across Ramallah and al-Bireh in the occupied West Bank’s central part early Tuesday, abducting at least eleven Palestinians and converting a mosque into a…

Israeli occupation forces launched a series of invasions across the occupied West Bank early Tuesday, targeting residential areas, refugee camps, and key roads with intensified military presence and the abduction…

In addition to killing 40 Palestinians in the ongoing genocide in Gaza on Saturday morning, Israeli forces also engaged in multiple attacks and invasions throughout the West Bank. A Palestinian…

Former Knesset member Haneen Zoabi was released Sunday evening following hours of interrogation by Israeli police in Tiberias. Her detention earlier that morning, which involved a pre-dawn invasion of her…

Israeli soldiers shot a Palestinian youth and abducted another in a separate attack on Tuesday evening in Tulkarem, located in the northwestern part of the occupied West Bank, following an…

A well-informed source disclosed to Sky News Arabia on Monday evening that Egyptian and Qatari mediators, with Turkish involvement, are preparing a new initiative aimed at presenting a viable proposal…

The Commission for Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs and the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) have jointly condemned Israel’s escalating restrictions on legal teams monitoring the conditions of Palestinian political prisoners. These…

The Palestinian Civil Affairs Authority, the Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs, and the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society have announced the death of Ahmad Sa’id Saleh Tazaz’a, a 20-year-old administrative detainee…

A joint report issued by the Commission for Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs, the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society, and Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association has revealed a serious escalation in…

On Wednesday, the Israeli occupation army continued its invasions and violations targeting various Palestinian communities across the occupied West Bank, abducting and assaulting numerous Palestinians, in addition to demolishing structures…

On Tuesday at dawn, Israeli occupation forces invaded several areas across the occupied West Bank, breaking into homes, ransacking property, and abducting dozens of Palestinians. Update: The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society…

The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) and the Commission for Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs announced, Thursday,  the death of detainee Samir Mohammad Youssef Ar-Refa’ey, 53, from the town of Rummana in…

Report from ‘The Cradle’ news agency: The condition of Dr Hussam Abu Safia, the director of north Gaza’s Kamal Adwan Hospital who was abducted by Israeli forces at the end of…

On Saturday, July 5, Israeli forces continued their daily incursions into Palestinian towns, villages and rural areas, which have been happening every day in the West Bank since the beginning…

Palestinian political prisoners, including a significant number of minors, held in Israeli detention facilities, notably Megiddo Prison, face deliberate policies imposed by the Israel Prison Service that have led to…

A 22-year-old Palestinian man died, on Monday, in an Israeli hospital while in the custody of the Israeli prison system. This brings the number of detainees who have died in…

In a new report, three human rights organizations that advocate for the rights of Palestinians kidnapped and imprisoned by Israeli occupation forces detailed the horrific conditions and brutal torture carried…

On Wednesday, Israeli forces shot a Palestinian man in the town of Ya’bad, west of Jenin, in the northern West Bank, while occupation bulldozers continued to demolish citizens’ homes in…

On Wednesday, Israeli forces shot a Palestinian worker near Bethlehem, invaded Hebron city, and abducted three citizens in Masafer Yatta, south of Hebron, in the southern occupied West Bank. WAFA…

Updated: At dawn on Wednesday, Israeli soldiers invaded and ransacked dozens of homes throughout the occupied West Bank, interrogating scores of residents and abducting at least 67 Palestinians. Media sources…

Israeli troops invaded a number of locations throughout the West Bank on Saturday, including Qalqilia, Nablus, Tulkarem, Al-Jalazoun and Salfit. Israeli occupation forces (IOF) abducted, at dawn on Saturday, three…

The Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs Commission and the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) announced on Friday, the death of a Palestinian detainee in Israeli prison. In a statement, the PPS and…

The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) reported that Israeli occupation forces abducted around 150 Palestinian citizens, including children, women, and former detainees in several parts of the occupied West Bank, in…

The Israeli occupation forces continued their aggression on Tulkarem city and its camp for the 130th consecutive day, and on Nur Shams camp for the 117th day, amid a wide-scale…

Israeli forces abducted three Palestinians, including two brothers, on Friday, in the West Bank governorates of Ramallah and Hebron. Media sources said that occupation forces abducted the brothers, Khalil, 38,…

On Tuesday, Israeli forces abducted several Palestinians, including two young women in the West Bank governorates of Tulkarem, Nablus, Salfit, and Hebron. Media sources said that on Tuesday night, occupation…

Israeli forces injured two Palestinian children on Tuesday, one in Qalqilia and another in Jenin, in the northwestern and northern parts of the occupied West Bank. Media sources said that…

Earlier Thursday, Israeli soldiers abducted at least 25 Palestinians, including former political prisoners, from their homes in several parts of the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) said.…

Early Tuesday, Israeli soldiers invaded dozens of homes across the occupied West Bank, forcefully searching properties and abducting at least 15 Palestinians, including a father and his son, as well…

At dawn on Monday, Israeli forces invaded and ransacked dozens of homes across the occupied West Bank, including the occupied capital, Jerusalem, causing extensive damage and abducting numerous Palestinians, among…

The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) has published a 129-page report documenting the systematic use of torture and inhumane treatment of Palestinians from Gaza detained by Israel since 7…

“Sde Teiman, as anyone who was there knows, is a sadistic torture camp. Dozens of detainees entered alive and left in body bags. There are testimonies from guards, doctors, and…

Occupation forces abducted several Palestinians on Tuesday, including a journalist, a doctor, and a lawyer in Jenin city. Many other citizens were abducted in the West Bank cities of Al-Biereh,…

Compilation of news reports – IAK staff Ongoing Israeli Bombing Kills And Injures Many In Gaza – Friday  The Israeli army killed at least 57 Palestinians in new strikes Thursday…

On Sunday evening, the Palestinian Prisoners’ Information Office released a statement announcing that another Palestinian detainee has died in Israeli custody, the second in less than one week. The statement…

On Wednesday, another Palestinian detainee died in Israeli custody, just days before he was set for release, bringing the number of detainees who have died in occupation prisons since October…

On Friday, Israeli soldiers abducted a Palestinian journalist and issued her a military order barring her from entering Al-Aqsa Mosque, in occupied Jerusalem, for one week before releasing her. Media…

At dawn on Friday, Israeli soldiers abducted a Palestinian in Deir Al-Ghusoon town, north of Tulkarem in the northwestern West Bank. Media sources reported that military vehicles invaded the town,…

Organizations advocating for Palestinian detainees in Israeli prisons have reported that Israeli occupation forces have continued systematic abduction campaigns across the occupied West Bank since October 7, 2023. In March…

On Tuesday night, Israeli forces detonated the home of a Palestinian detainee in Hebron, and on Wednesday morning, the same forces detonated the home of a slain Palestinian near Ramallah,…

On Tuesday evening, Israeli forces killed Mohammad Hassan Hosni Abu Hammad, 41, after shooting him near the town of Al-Eizariya, east of occupied Jerusalem, in the occupied West Bank. Local…

The Palestinian Civil Affairs Authority informed the Detainees’ Affairs Commission and the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society, early Sunday morning, of the death of 17-year-old detainee Walid Khaled Abdullah Ahmad from Silwad,…

The General Authority for Civil Affairs has informed the Prisoners and Ex-Prisoners Affairs Commission and the Palestinian Prisoners Society early this Thursday about the death of detainee Ali Ashour Ali…

Occupation forces detonated the homes of a slain Palestinian and an injured detainee, in the southern West Bank city of Hebron, at dawn Wednesday. They were accused of carrying out…

The Commission of Prisoners’ Affairs and the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society announced the death of 41-year-old Administrative Detainee Khaled Mahmoud Qassem Abdullah, 41, on February 23, 2025, in Megiddo Prison. Abdullah…

Compilation of news reports – IAK staff An 18-year-old Palestinian was killed Friday in an Israeli drone strike in the central Rafah in southern Gaza Strip. Extent of systematic torture,…

Israeli forces shot a Palestinian young man, on Thursday, and stormed the homes of released detainees in the town of Beit Rima, northwest of Ramallah in the central occupied West…

Two Palestinian prisoners died under the harsh conditions of Israeli detention on Thursday, as 42 men were released from Israeli custody in the latest stage of the prisoner exchange deal.…

The Israeli Defense Ministry, on Sunday, demanded the deportation of twenty Indigenous Jerusalemite Palestinian families from the city and the revocation of their ID card or “Israeli citizenships,” (if they…

On Sunday evening, Israeli soldiers attacked the funeral procession of a recently released Palestinian detainee who died a day earlier in the town of Al-‘Isawiya, northeast of the occupied capital,…

Since last Sunday evening and until Monday evening, Israeli occupation forces have abducted at least 25 Palestinians, including children and former political prisoners, from several parts of the occupied West…

Feb. 9, 2025 By Mahmoud Majadalah for Arab 48 – In a new testimony, released prisoner, Adham Mansour revealed serious violations against Palestinian detainees, including physical and sexual assaults using…

On Thursday, as part of the ceasefire agreement between the Israel and the Hamas Resistance Movement, 3 Israelis and 5 Thai nationals were released in Gaza, while 110 Palestinian detainees…

Israeli forces abducted 29 Palestinians, including children, on Monday, while two brothers were kidnapped by special forces, one of whom was wounded from a gunshot, in the southern West Bank…

Israeli forces shot three Palestinians, including a child, and injured others, after invading the homes of several released detainees in the governorates of Jerusalem, Hebron, Ramallah, and Nablus.

On the sixh day of the ceasefire agreement in Gaza, on Saturday January 25, the al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas party, released 4 Israeli female soldiers who…

The 90 recently released Palestinian prisoners were women and teens, often imprisoned for social media posts. A large number had never even been charged with a crime. by Kathryn Shihadah…

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) said that about 660,000 children in Gaza are still out of school, noting that 88% of schools in the…

As part of the ceasefire deal between the Israeli government and Islamic Resistance Movement "Hamas", ninety Palestinian women and children were released from occupation prisons, while three female Israelis were…

A Palestinian detainee died in Israeli custody, on Saturday, after being held in Israeli prison for more than one year under Administrative Detention, without charges or the possibility of a…

A Palestinian man, Moataz Abu Zneid (35 years old) from Dura, south of Hebron, who has been held in Israeli detention without charges for over a year, was declared dead…

Israeli forces shot a Palestinian young man, on Saturday, before abducting him, while special forces kidnapped others in the northern West Bank city of Nablus.

The Palestinian Prisoners’ Affairs Commission and the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society have confirmed the death of former prisoner Ismail Taqatqa (40) from Bethlehem, after he passed away on Wednesday morning in…

The Commission of Prisoners Affairs issued a report on Sunday that detainees in the Israeli “Manashe” prison live a catastrophic daily reality and harsh and painful conditions around the clock,…