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Gazan detainees seen in a courtyard in a prison in southern Israel, February 14, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
Prison Service 'unable to fulfill its mission,' Englman says
Comptroller: Prison overcrowding has harmed Shin Bet, delayed Oct. 7 terror trials
By Ethan Rubinson
Watchdog's report says state was unprepared to absorb influx of thousands of detainees during war, which led to the release of several high-level security prisoners back to Gaza
Gazan detainees seen in a courtyard in a prison in southern Israel, February 14, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
June 9, 2026, 10:26 pm
Comptroller: Prison overcrowding has harmed Shin Bet, delayed Oct. 7 terror trials
Watchdog’s report says state was unprepared to absorb influx of thousands of detainees during war, which led to the release of several high-level security prisoners back to Gaza
By Ethan Rubinson
A vehicle of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) arrives outside Ofer military prison, located between Ramallah and Beitunia in the West Bank, on January 19, 2025. (Photo by Jalaa MAREY / AFP)
June 3, 2026, 11:33 pm
High Court annuls government ban on Red Cross visits for Palestinian security prisoners
Court unanimously rules state must allow for visits, doesn’t give timeframe; government has justified ban by comparing conditions of Israeli hostages in Gaza, though none remain
By Jeremy Sharon
Rand Halawani, left, and Natalie Abu Diyeh (Wafa; via social media)
June 3, 2026, 10:45 pm
Detention extended for Palestinian women’s soccer player arrested for ‘throwing objects’
Police say East Jerusalem resident Rand Halawani, 20, nabbed alongside unnamed 18-year-old; ex-national player also arrested Tuesday along with 3 other young women in West Bank
By AFP
Zakaria Zubeidi, a former commander of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, poses with a supporter in Ramallah on May 18, 2026, as initial results emerged from the Palestinian movement's first congress in a decade. (JAAFAR ASHTIYEH / AFP)
June 1, 2026, 8:05 am
In shift, Fatah opens leadership vote to terror convicts freed in hostage deals
May conference confirms influence of hundreds released in deals for Gaza hostages — including many who were serving life sentences for deadly attacks — allowing them to cast ballots and win seats on bodies that guide the PA
By Nurit Yohanan
President Isaac Herzog speaks at a ceremony granting the Jerusalem Unity Prize, May 24, 2026. (Screenshot/GPO)
May 24, 2026, 8:04 pm
Herzog slams ‘brutish’ settler violence, appears to pan Ben Gvir over prisoner abuse
President says ‘anarchist mob’ now ‘threatens us all,’ Israel must ‘draw red lines’; far-right minister, responding, says anyone calling Israelis ‘brutes’ is ‘not fit to be president’
By ToI Staff
A screenshot of a May 2026 New York Times column by Nicholas Kristof, set against The New York Times building in New York City. (Screenshot/Angela Weiss / AFP via Getty Images via JTA)
May 22, 2026, 12:57 pm
‘No errors’: NYT defends its allegations of systematic Israeli sexual abuse of Palestinian inmates
Amid Israeli denials, accusations of ‘blood libel’ and threats of a defamation suit, newspaper says Nicholas Kristof’s opinion column was rigorously edited before publication and checked again after ‘challenges’ raised
By Stav Levaton
Demonstrators hold placards bearing portraits of Palestinians detained by Israel during a solidarity protest in Ramallah on April 7, 2026. (Zain JAAFAR / AFP)
May 15, 2026, 9:02 am
Ignoring ‘pay-for-slay’ reform, Ramallah court tells PA to reinstate money for prisoner
Unclear if decision affects other 1,600 security inmates no longer receiving controversial stipends, but it potentially marks another blow to Palestinian efforts aimed at dealing with criticism of program accused of incentivizing terror
By Nurit Yohanan
Protesters outside The New York Times offices in New York City, May 14, 2026. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)
May 15, 2026, 8:19 am
Jews protest at New York Times office against column alleging systematic sexual abuse of Palestinians
Protesters chant ‘Stop the libels, stop the hate,’ outside newspaper’s Manhattan office, expressing outrage and fear that the coverage could foment violence
By Luke Tress
A screenshot of a May 2026 New York Times column by Nicholas Kristof, set against The New York Times building in New York City. (Screenshot/Angela Weiss / AFP via Getty Images via JTA)
May 14, 2026, 2:13 pm
NYT column alleging Israeli abuse of Palestinian prisoners sparks debate among Jews
Nicholas Kristof opinion piece contains graphic claims that even some Israel critics argue marginalize more substantiated allegations that bear investigating
By Grace Gilson
Members of the Red Cross watch while Israel Prison Service officers prepare Palestinian prisoners for release as part of a hostage deal between Israel and Hamas, at Ktzi’ot Prison in southern Israel, February 26, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
May 14, 2026, 1:48 pm
From Rutgers speaker to Kristof column, implausible anti-Israel dog rape claim goes mainstream
Israeli officials reject allegation canines were trained to sexually abuse Palestinian prisoners, which Jewish groups call ‘modern day blood libel’ and experts say is virtually impossible
By PHILISSA CRAMER and Grace Gilson
The New York Times building is seen in New York City, on May 6, 2026. (Michael M. Santiago/ Getty Images/ AFP)
May 13, 2026, 11:54 am
Accused of ‘blood libel,’ NYT defends column alleging Israeli rape of Palestinian inmates
Jewish groups announce protest against ‘libels’ outside newspaper’s Manhattan offices; ex-PM Olmert says column misrepresented his words so they appeared to validate allegations
By Luke Tress and ToI Staff
The Israel Prison Service dresses Palestinian prisoners set for release in shirts featuring its logo, a Star of David and the sentence in Arabic: 'We will not forget or forgive,' February 15, 2025. (Israel Prison Service)
May 12, 2026, 1:16 pm
‘Blood libel’: Israel rejects NYT column alleging widespread rape of Palestinian inmates
After Nicholas Kristof cites report by Euro-Med Monitor as evidence, Israeli Ambassador to US Leiter highlights its leaders’ photos with Hamas officials
By ToI Staff
Palestinian journalist Ali Samoudi before and after his release from yearlong Israeli administrative detention on April 30, 2026. (Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
May 9, 2026, 4:31 am
Palestinian journalist details Israeli food rations after losing 130 pounds in jail
Ali Samoudi, who was released last week without charge after yearlong administrative detention, says he was never questioned about Israeli allegation of ties to Islamic JIhad
By ToI Staff
Footage shows Palestinian prisoners in scenes filmed during National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir's visit to the Ofer Prison on February 13, 2026. (Screenshots/X)
February 15, 2026, 9:13 am
After overseeing rough handling of Palestinian prisoners, Ben Gvir posts proud video
Far-right minister tours Ofer Prison with relatives of terror victims, boasts of tough policies as bound inmates paraded at gunpoint; prisoners’ rights group decries ‘revenge’ tactics
By ToI Staff and AFP
Abdullah Barghouti is taken to Jerusalem Magistrate's Court to testify as part of a US civil lawsuit against the Palestinian leadership, on June 20, 2012. (Noam Moskowitz/Flash90)
February 12, 2026, 6:29 pm
Hamas says jailed commander Abdullah Barghouti assaulted, starved in Israeli prison
Terror group says he was beaten by guard, lost half his body weight; no comment from IPS; Barghouti is serving 67 life terms for making bombs in the 2nd Intifada that killed dozens
By Noam Lehmann and ToI Staff
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