Israel prison

Israel's prison chief Kobi Yaakobi summoned for second hearing ahead of possible indictment

IPS Commissioner Kobi Yaakobi was summoned for a second hearing on suspicion of fraud, breach of trust, and obstruction of investigations. A pre-indictment hearing is underway.

 Israel Prison Service chief Kobi Yaakobi attends a National Security committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament on November 20, 2024.
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.

'We are never full': Palestinian prisoners claim they received little food in Israeli prisons

The law courts in Tel Aviv

Prosecution indicts convicted sex offender for repeated violations of supervision order

Israel Prison Service guards operate in a special wing of Israeli citizens accused of spying for Iran, in the Damon Prison, in northern Israel, July 1, 2025

Israel faces worst prison overcrowding crisis in its history, report warns


Documentary on Palestinian prisoners stirs controversy

A group of the families in collaboration with the right-wing Im Tirtzu organization denounced the documentary as “a direct insult.”

Ofer Prison

Le terrorisme, une affaire rentable

Les auteurs d’attentats bénéficient de nombreux avantages financiers versés par l’Autorité palestinienne

Une mère brandissant la photo de ses enfants, auteurs d'attentats

Cabinet to assess revoking salary from lawmakers suspected in security offenses

The proposed legislation is an amendment bill to the Knesset law that regulates the salary of sitting lawmakers.

MK Bassel Ghattas

MK Ghattas arrested hours after being stripped of immunity

Joint List MK was caught on camera giving documents and cell phones to terrorists in prison.

MK Basel Ghattas at Temple Mount

Former Israeli President Moshe Katsav released from prison

Prosecution declines appeal of parole board decision.

Moshe Katsav leaving prison December 21, 2016

Police interrogate Ghattas on suspicion of smuggling phones to prisoners

MK denies seeking to harm state security but does not deny charges against him.

MK Basel Ghattas at Temple Mount

The Ghattas effect: MKs banned from visiting terrorists in prison

Visits to security prisoners will no longer fall under Knesset members' parliamentary immunity.

Eshel Prison

Dershowitz visits Olmert in prison

He did not specify whether he had visited Olmert in a professional capacity, as a friend or as a peace process researcher.

Alan Dershowitz

Prisons Service says repentance and forgiveness key to rehabilitation

The Ofek detention center at Sharon Prison is the country’s only detention facility for offenders under the age of 18.

French opposition MP Georges Fenech at Ofer Prison, September 15, 2016

Olmert parole hearing set for Hanukka

The former prime minister could be let out of prison for good behavior after serving two-thirds of the sentence.

Ehud Olmert