Gazan detainee who attacked prison guard yesterday won’t be freed in deal — reports

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12 October 2025, 4:34 pm

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A Gazan detainee who attacked a female prison guard yesterday will not be released as part of the forthcoming hostage-prisoner exchange, Hebrew media reports.

His detention in police custody has reportedly been extended by three days, after he attacked the guard while being processed for deportation in southern Israel’s Ketziot Prison.

The detainee was one of the 1,722 Gazan prisoners slated for release in the US-backed hostage and ceasefire deal, after being arrested as unlawful combatants over the course of the war.

The guard was lightly injured and treated on the spot. The prisoner was subdued by other guards and detained for interrogation by police, the Israel Prison Service said yesterday.