The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/megiddo-prison/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:31:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Megiddo Prison | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/megiddo-prison/ 32 32 Family presses for release of Florida teenager held for months in Israeli prison https://www.timesofisrael.com/family-presses-for-release-of-florida-teenager-held-for-months-in-israeli-prison/ Fri, 24 Oct 2025 05:53:42 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3672644 'It's made our family numb,' says uncle of 16-year-old Mohammad Ibrahim, detained for alleged stone-throwing in February after cousin killed in West Bank settler attack

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]]> Scabies outbreak plagues prisons as number of security inmates hits new high https://www.timesofisrael.com/scabies-outbreak-plagues-prisons-as-number-of-security-inmates-hits-new-high/ Tue, 29 Jul 2025 07:28:06 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3603709 Reports of abuse, overcrowding, disease and malnutrition have multiplied since Oct. 7, with some saying it violates both the law and human dignity

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]]> Doctor says Palestinian teen who died in Israeli prison showed starvation signs https://www.timesofisrael.com/doctor-says-palestinian-teen-who-died-in-israeli-prison-showed-starvation-signs/ Sun, 06 Apr 2025 11:01:41 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3519097 Summary by Israeli doctor who observed autopsy does not conclude cause of death, but notes Walid Ahmad, 17, was in state of extreme weight loss, muscle wasting

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]]> Mosaic floor of early Christian prayer hall to be displayed at US evangelical museum https://www.timesofisrael.com/mosaic-floor-of-early-christian-prayer-hall-to-be-displayed-at-us-evangelical-museum/ Fri, 07 Jun 2024 08:20:16 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3306802 The Megiddo Mosaic, discovered in 2005 on the grounds of a prison in northern Israel, to get first public showing at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, DC

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]]> Palestinians say 4 shot dead by security forces in Jenin, near Jerusalem https://www.timesofisrael.com/palestinians-say-4-shot-dead-by-security-forces-in-jenin-near-jerusalem/ Wed, 13 Mar 2024 10:52:58 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3244502 Border Police say they ambushed suspects readying firebombs near road linking capital to West Bank settlement; 6 Palestinians killed since late Tuesday, including at least 3 teens

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]]> Israel may uproot ancient Christian mosaic, send it to US Evangelical museum https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-may-uproot-ancient-christian-mosaic-send-it-to-us-evangelical-museum/ Tue, 15 Aug 2023 14:04:00 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3072848 Megiddo Mosaic could be loaned to Museum of the Bible in Washington; some worry it will be used in ideological, rather than archaeological, context

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]]> Earliest mosaic in Israel dedicated to Jesus may soon be sprung from prison https://www.timesofisrael.com/plans-underway-to-move-megiddo-prison-to-excavate-church-with-earliest-jesus-mosaic/ Mon, 28 Mar 2022 17:21:02 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2734648 3rd-century Christian structure and 3 mosaics with inscriptions - including 'to the God Jesus Christ' - were uncovered at Meggido jail in 2004-08; it may now become a tourist site

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]]> Security prisoner caught with 11 contraband cellphones inside his abdomen https://www.timesofisrael.com/security-prisoner-caught-with-11-contraband-cellphones-inside-his-abdomen/ Sun, 16 Feb 2020 09:20:33 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2241398 Israeli Prison Service says that efforts to smuggle devices into Israeli jails happen 'all the time'; phones are intended for use in directing terror attacks

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]]> Megiddo prison makes way for new excavations at Armageddon site https://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-archaeology-armageddon/israeli-prison-to-join-armageddons-list-of-ancient-ruins-idUSKBN1KT0SE Wed, 08 Aug 2018 15:29:44 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1904549 Facility to be relocated after construction works expose remains of Christian prayer hall at site of biblical apocalyptic battle, Reuters reports

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]]> Barghouti put in solitary, moved to new prison over hunger strike https://www.timesofisrael.com/barghouti-put-in-solitary-moved-to-new-prison-over-hunger-strike/ Mon, 17 Apr 2017 17:37:32 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1601628 Israel Prisons Service also transfers dozens of other inmates in bid to foil protest, determined not to give in to their demands

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]]> New Israeli TV series follows lives of Palestinian security prisoners https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-israeli-tv-series-follows-lives-of-palestinian-security-prisoners/ Sat, 18 Mar 2017 08:14:04 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1582660 'Meggido' director Itzik Lerner documented convicted terrorists for over a year, grappling with his own misgivings in the process, as he sought to gain a glimpse into their hearts

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]]> East Jerusalem teens indicted for planning attacks https://www.timesofisrael.com/east-jerusalem-teens-indicted-for-planning-attacks/ Mon, 12 Dec 2016 14:50:54 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1518410 Prosecutors say eight defendants plotted stone-throwing and Molotov cocktail assaults when they met in prison

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]]> Amnesty makes appeal for Palestinian clown detained by Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/amnesty-makes-appeal-for-palestinian-clown-detained-by-israel/ Sat, 05 Mar 2016 11:34:18 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1352028 Group calls for pressure on Jerusalem ahead of March 21 hearing for Mohammed Abu Sakha, held for alleged PFLP activity

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]]> Jailed former minister’s son gains early release https://www.timesofisrael.com/jailed-former-ministers-son-gains-early-release/ Thu, 06 Jun 2013 07:00:59 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=539530 Barak Hirchson served four months of a seven-month sentence for drunk driving

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]]> EU calls for probe into Palestinian prisoner’s death https://www.timesofisrael.com/eu-calls-for-probe-into-palestinian-prisoners-death/ Fri, 15 Mar 2013 03:30:45 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=414712 European Parliament passes resolution urging 'independent, impartial and transparent' investigation into Arafat Jaradat's death

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