4 days ago · RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The release of four female Israeli soldiers from Hamas captivity on Saturday came at a heavy cost for Israel.. Israel released 200 Palestinian prisoners, 120 of them serving life sentences, from its jails as part of a ceasefire deal.They ranged in age from 16 to 67. Some were set free into an exuberant West Bank, while those whose offenses were considered too ...

4 days ago · Left: A freed Palestinian prisoner is greeted after being released from an Israeli jail as part of a hostages-prisoners swap and a ceasefire deal in Gaza between Hamas and Israel, in Ramallah, in ...

4 days ago · Israel released 200 Palestinian prisoners on Saturday in exchange for four soldiers who were being held hostage by Hamas. Dozens of the prisoners had been serving life sentences in Israeli jails ...

In April 2022, there were 4,450 Palestinian security prisoners in Israeli prisons – including 160 children, 32 women, and 530 "administrative detainees" (incarcerated without charge). [4] Since the 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel, Israel has revoked work permits for residents of Gaza.

Apr 17, 2024 · On Monday, Israel released 150 Palestinian prisoners detained during the war in the Gaza Strip. These prisoners, including two Palestine Red Crescent Society workers, said they suffered...

Nov 8, 2023 · Israeli authorities have dramatically increased their use of administrative detention, a form of arbitrary detention, of Palestinians across the occupied West Bank; extended emergency measures that facilitate inhuman and degrading treatment of prisoners; and failed to investigate incidents of torture and death in custody over the past four ...

Mar 28, 2024 · Since Oct. 7, Israel has detained thousands of Palestinians suspected of militant activity. Rights groups allege that Israel has abused some detainees or held them without charges.

Oct 8, 2023 · There are 19 prisons within Israel and one inside the occupied West Bank that hold Palestinian prisoners. Under the Fourth Geneva Convention, it is against international law for an occupying...

Dec 15, 2023 · The Israeli Prison Service confirmed that it had put the prisons into emergency mode and "reduced the living conditions of the security prisoners" in response to the Hamas attack.

Nov 29, 2023 · Here’s a look at the treatment of Palestinian prisoners, how Israel has weaponised administrative detention and why many Palestinians are forced to go through Israeli military courts.