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Israeli rights groups report a surge of Palestinian inmates being shot with rubber bullets

Two of Israel’s leading human rights groups are sounding the alarm about a surge of mostly Palestinian inmates being shot by guards with rubber bullets at close range

The Independent UK · Oct 15

Israeli Prison Guards Celebrated in Real Time as Palestinian Prisoner Was Beaten to Death, Investigation Shows

Twelve Israeli prison guards have been indicted for the death of Palestinian prisoner Thaer Abu Asab, amid allegations of systemic violence and misconduct within the prison system.

International Business Times UK · Sep 8

Flotilla Activists Allege Israeli Forces Used a Gun to Sexually Assault Detainees as Italy Opens Criminal Investigation

Activists from the Global Sumud Flotilla allege systematic abuse by Israeli forces, prompting prosecutors in Rome to investigate claims of kidnapping, torture and sexual assault. Israel denies the allegations.

International Business Times UK · May 23

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Labelled a terrorist, questioned as journalist: A Palestinian man’s year in Israel prison’s ‘real hell’

When Ali al-Samoudi walked out of Israeli prison last week, his colleagues at CNN, who had worked with him for years, could barely recognise him. According to a CNN report by Jerusalem correspondent Jeremy Diamond and reporter Abeer Salman, the 59-year-old Palestinian journalist had lost 60 kilograms, nearly half his…

Newslaundry · May 9

Palestinian deaths in Israeli prisons have surged. A guard describes rampant abuse

Last year the head of Israel’s prison system boasted that he had degraded prison conditions to the legal minimum

The Independent UK · Nov 17, 2025

Palestinian prisoners not being given adequate food, Israel top court rules

ISRAEL'S Supreme Court has ruled Palestinian prisoners are not being given adequate food.

The National (Scotland) · Sep 8, 2025

Israel Releases Longest-serving Palestinian Prisoner

Israel released the longest-serving Palestinian prisoner Karim Younis, who spent 40 years in Israeli prisons. Younis was released on the roadside of a Jewish town without any means of communication, but he finally arrived in his hometown, where a grand reception and celebration were held for him. “I got out…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 6, 2023

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PA Demands Int’l Probe into Death of Oldest Female Detainee

The Palestinian Authority has demanded an international investigation into the death of detainee Saadia Farajallah, 68, in an Israeli prison. Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh held Israeli authorities fully responsible for the death of Farajallah. Shtayyeh called on international human rights organizations to launch an investigation into the circumstances…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 3, 2022

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