Prisoner release

Iranian-American Jew Kamran Hekmati released from Tehran's Evin Prison, must stay in Iran - report

Iranian authorities have not issued an official statement confirming his release or detailing the conditions under which he was freed.

Kemran Hekmati, pictured in a family photo. Iran charged the 70-year-old Jewish Iranian-American for traveling to Israel.
MARWAN BARGHOUTI is escorted in handcuffs by police into Jerusalem Magistrates Court in 2012.

Marvel actors join campaign calling for release of Palestinian terrorist Marwan Barghouti

Taliban members are seen from a window as they inspect inside a prison cell at Pul-e-Charkhi prison, located on the outskirts of Kabul on October 17, 2021.

UN says two staff members detained in Afghanistan have been freed

Former U.S. Marine Robert Gilman, who serves a prison sentence for assaulting a Russian police officer in 2022, attends a court hearing in Voronezh, Russia April 6, 2026.

Kremlin releases ailing ex- US Marine Robert Gilman from Russian prison


Terrorists in prison smuggling sperm in potato chip bags to sire kids - report

A report by the Palestinian Media Watch claims that terrorists perform insemination by transferring their sperm using bags of potato chips.

 A guard is seen at an observation tower along a wall of Gilboa Prison, from where six Palestinian prisoners escaped, on September 6.

Gilboa: Fourth female prison guard testifies to sexual assault

The woman came forward earlier in December, revealing the sexual assault she experienced at the hands of Fatah prisoner Muhammad Atallah, allegedly with the help and knowledge of prison guards.

 GILBOA PRISON, in northern Israel near the West Bank.

How a determined Jewish community brought home journalist Danny Fenster

Danny Fenster, a 37-year-old Jewish journalist from Huntington Woods, had been held since May 24 in a Myanmar prison by the country’s military junta.

 Managing editor of online magazine Frontier Myanmar, US journalist Danny Fenster, is pictured in an unknown location in this undated handout picture made available to Reuters on November 12, 2021.

Are Israel and Hamas close to reaching a prisoner exchange deal?

The rare gathering of the Hamas leadership in Cairo has led many Palestinians to believe that a deal is about to be announced.

HAMAS CHIEF Ismail Haniyeh speaks to the press upon his arrival at the Rafah border crossing in the southern Gaza Strip in 2017.

Knesset approves mix of in-court, virtual prisoner hearings

The Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee also approved longer sentencing minimums for illegal weapons crimes

SUPREME COURT Chief Justice Ester Hayut presides over a hearing in Jerusalem in May.

Palestinians warn Gaza won't be silent until border restrictions eased

United Nations and Egyptian mediators have reportedly told Hamas that the issue of rebuilding the Gaza Strip should be linked to a prisoner exchange agreement with Israel.

Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar attends a rally in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip January 7, 2016

Longest serving Jordanian prisoner in Israel arrives home

Abu Jaber, who was among 22 political prisoners held in Israeli jails, headed to his parents' home in the teeming Baqaa Palestinian refugee camp near the Jordanian capital Amman, witnesses said.

Abdullah Abu Jaber, longest serving Jordanian prisoner in Israeli jails, gestures after being released, as he arrives in the city of Salt, Jordan, June 8, 2021.

Hamas using ‘cheap manipulation’ with fake hostage video, Israel says

Hamas is using the issue of Israeli captives to try to cover up for its losses in its last escalation with Israel, the government’s chief negotiator for the release of hostages Yaron Blum said.

Gilad Shalit returns from captivity, alongside Ehud Barak, Benjamin Netanyahu, and Benny Gantz.

Sinwar: Hamas ready to hold talks with Israel on prisoner swap

The Hamas leader said that "in the coming days we will be witnessing a dialogue in Cairo with the aim of reaching agreements on the issues at hand."

YAHYA SINWAR, leader of Hamas in Gaza, gestures on stage during a rally in Gaza City on May 24

Viral TikTok calls on BLM to support Avera Mengistu's release from Gaza

Avera Mengistu, an Ethiopian-Israeli mentally ill black boy, has been held captive by Hamas in the Gaza Strip for six years.

A protest calling for the return of Avera Mengistu