Report: At least 100 Gaza terror suspects yet to be processed due to overflowing prisons

At least 100 terror suspects detained during the war against Hamas in Gaza in recent months are still being held in interrogation facilities due to lack of space in prisons, according to a Hebrew media report.

About 4,000 terror suspects have arrested since the beginning of the war between Israel and Hamas, the majority in Gaza.

According to the Channel 12 report, the Israel Prison Service has room for 14,500 prisoners, while the current need is for almost 22,000 prisoners.

The report adds that while the IDF has arrested nearly 800 terror suspects during its ongoing operation at Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, some are still being held in temporary detention as the interrogation facilities are also at full capacity.

Earlier in March, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered government ministries to prepare prisons for an influx of thousands of inmates.

Channel 12 reports that National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, whose ministry is responsible for the IPS, blames Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich for holding up a budget transfer of NIS 400 million ($109 million) required to resolve the space shortages.

Smotrich reportedly strikes back at the claim, accusing Ben Gvir of shirking his responsibilities.

“In the two budgets that have been passed [since war broke out on October 7] the national security minister has been allocated billions of shekels to deal with additional wartime needs… blaming the Finance Ministry isn’t an option.”