Detention centers

UN torture report flags Israel for allegedly mistreating journalists, detainees, ex-MAG

The UN warned Israel over alleged abuses against rights defenders and detainees, calling for stronger legal protections and impartial investigations.

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.
 A Palestinian prisoner waits to be released from Ketziot prison, southern Israel, October 1, 2007

NGO: Israel's 11,000 Palestinian security prisoners breaks record

Alligator Alcatraz detention center.

Judge orders halt to new construction at 'Alligator Alcatraz' detention center

 Activist Greta Thunberg and crew stand aboard the aid ship Madleen, which left the Italian port of Catania on June 1 to travel to Gaza to deliver humanitarian aid, in this picture released on June 2, 2025 on social media.

Gaza Freedom Flotilla: Six detainees board flight at Ben-Gurion Airport for deportation


Eight Gaza flotilla activists to remain in custody

Swedish activist Greta Thunberg chose deportation and has flown out to Sweden, along with three other demonstrators.

 A drone view shows the Gaza-bound aid ship Madleen, organized by the international NGO Freedom Flotilla Coalition, anchored off the coast of Catania, Italy, on June 1, 2025.

Young woman imprisoned in military jail under harsh conditions to be released on Passover Eve

"We took into account her severe mental state, which led to her being assigned a medical profile 21 [disqualifying her from military service]," the court ruling said.

 K. has been suffering from an eating disorder while in detention, even before.

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

NGOs on Sde Teiman: Society that forgives rape legitimizes rape

"If Israeli society is forgiving about what happened, it will come back like a boomerang," ARCCI head Orit Sulitzeanu said, raising concerns about the Sde Teiman investigation.

 MK ZVI SUKKOT protests last week at the Sde Teiman military base, against the detention of reserve soldiers suspected of sexually abusing an imprisoned Hamas terrorist. There’s a growing population that believes the law doesn’t apply to them, says the writer.

Protests disrupt High Court hearing on Sde Teiman detention center abuse allegations

Protesters disrupted a High Court hearing on the Sde Teiman detention center amid allegations of detainee abuse and calls for closure.

DEMONSTRATORS PROTEST against the detention of IDF reserve soldiers suspected of sexually abusing an imprisoned Hamas terrorist, at Sde Teiman military detention center  north of Beersheba, last week. International law isn’t popular among certain circles in Israeli society, says the writer.

The case of Sde Teiman is the canary in the coal mine - opinion

There is a growing population in our country who believe the law does not apply to them and that they can harm others. The state must make it clear that no one is above the law.

 MK ZVI SUKKOT protests last week at the Sde Teiman military base, against the detention of reserve soldiers suspected of sexually abusing an imprisoned Hamas terrorist. There’s a growing population that believes the law doesn’t apply to them, says the writer.

Police criticize IDF for poor communication prior to Sde Teiman riots

Police are upset with the IDF for not properly communicating about Monday’s riots at Sde Teiman base, leading to inadequate preparation and a delayed response.

Police officers at the site of a fire that started from missiles launched from Lebanon, at the Biriya Forest in northern Israel, on June 13, 2024

Gallant to Netanyahu: Check if Ben-Gvir blocked police reinforcement in IDF base riot

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant has called for an investigation into whether Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir delayed police reinforcements during IDF base breaches by protestors.

 Defense Minister Yoav Gallant speaks during an session in the plenum hall of the Knesset, in Jerusalem, July 10, 2024

Allegedly abused Nukhba terrorist assaulted guards, detained soldiers claim

Honenu detailed the incident where the soldiers allegedly sexually abused a Nukhba terrorist in Sde Teiman detention facility.

 Protesters gather outside Sde Teiman detention facility after some of them broke in, after Israeli military police arrived at the site as part of an investigation into the suspected abuse of a Palestinian detainee, near Beersheba, in southern Israel, July 29, 2024

Russian court hearing of jailed US reporter Gershkovich brought forward to July 18

President Vladimir Putin has said Russia is open to a prisoner exchange involving Gershkovich and that contacts with the United States have taken place but must remain secret.

 Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who stands trial on spying charges, is seen inside an enclosure for defendants before a court hearing in Yekaterinburg, Russia June 26, 2024.

Gazan paramedic recounts alleged mistreatment in Israeli detention

Israel's military has said detainees are treated in accordance with international law and that allegations of abuse against Palestinian detainees were being investigated.

 Israeli army vehicles transport a group of soldiers and journalists inside the southern Gaza Strip, amid the Israel-Hamas war, July 3, 2024.