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Illustrative photo of Eshel Prison, undated. (Moshe Shai/Flash90)
August 20, 2023, 4:59 pm
Riots break out at 2 prisons, allegedly over Arab crime bosses’ isolation
Prison Service cracks down on perpetrators at Rimonim and Eshel prisons; National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir saying he’s examining further sanctions
By ToI Staff
Zakaria Zubeidi arrives for a court hearing at the District Court in Nazareth, on October 24, 2021. (David Cohen/Flash90)
October 24, 2021, 1:10 pm
Recaptured terror chief Zubeidi demands return of canteen privileges, blanket
Fatah commander petitions court after some prison privileges were apparently revoked following September jailbreak; 6 escapees in district court to hear indictments
By Emanuel Fabian
Illustrative photo of Eshel Prison, undated. (Moshe Shai/Flash90)
May 21, 2018, 3:18 am
Palestinian prisoners in Israel protest after inmate dies
Aziz Awizat, in jail for attempting to blow up buildings in Jerusalem, dies in hospital weeks after attacking guard with boiling water
By ToI Staff
Fatah terror chief Marwan Barghouti, serving five life terms for murder during the Second Intifada, is escorted by Israeli police into Jerusalem's Magistrate Court to testify as part of a US civil lawsuit against Palestinian leaders, in January 2012. (Flash90)
April 24, 2017, 4:00 pm
Palestinians say Marwan Barghouti’s health ‘dangerously deteriorating’
Israel Prisons Service spokesman says he’s ‘not aware’ of decline; adds, ‘If he does not feel well, he can eat’
By Dov Lieber
Inmates walking at the Eshel prison in Beersheba, June 22 2010. (Moshe Shai/Flash90)
October 9, 2016, 10:50 pm
Prison commander fired over inmate cellphone smuggling
Security prisoner crawled through air ducts to access perimeter compound and pick up bags thrown over wall by accomplices
By Stuart Winer
View of the Damon prison, located in northern Israel. August 1, 2012. (Moshe Shai/Flash90)
September 25, 2016, 11:55 am
Palestinian prisoner dies while exercising in Israeli jail
Death of Yassir Hamduni, serving a life sentence for murdering an Israeli in 2003, attributed to coronary or stroke
By ToI Staff
Illustrative photo of Eshel Prison, undated. (Moshe Shai/Flash90)
September 11, 2016, 4:42 am
Prison officials intercept cellphones meant for Hamas inmates
Guards at Eshel Prison near Beersheba find devices and parts likely thrown over the walls during the night
By ToI Staff
Goel Ratzon, second from right, attends his verdict in the district court room in Tel Aviv on Monday, September 8, 2014. (Photo credit: Dror Einav/Pool/Flash90)
October 28, 2014, 10:53 am
Prison service forgets to bring cult leader to court for sentencing
Goel Ratzon, convicted on multiple sex offenses, was left behind in his Beersheba cell
By Stuart Winer
Illustrative photo of Eshel Prison, undated. (Moshe Shai/Flash90)
September 10, 2014, 6:36 pm
Autopsy after Palestinian dies in Israeli jail
Prisons Service says that Raed Abdel Salam al-Jaabari hanged himself, but family rejects the claim
By AFP and ToI Staff
Illustrative photo of Eshel Prison, undated. (Moshe Shai/Flash90)
September 9, 2014, 10:20 pm
Palestinian prisoners plan hunger strike after inmate dies
Palestinians reject Israeli account that Raed Abdel Salam al-Jaabari hanged self, call for probe into his death
By AFP and ToI Staff
Illustrative photo of Eshel Prison, undated. (Moshe Shai/Flash90)
September 9, 2014, 5:24 pm
Palestinian security prisoner dies after apparent suicide
Israel says Raed Abdel Salam al-Jaabari, 35, hanged himself; PA officials insist Israel is responsible for his death
By AFP
Illustrative photo of Eshel Prison, undated. (Moshe Shai/Flash90)
April 2, 2013, 11:16 am
Palestinian prisoners riot over inmate’s death
Three prisoners and six guards treated for tear gas inhalation; three-day hunger strike called as PA official, Israeli Arab MK accuse authorities of medical negligence
By Aaron Kalman
Palestinians protest outside Jerusalem Magistrate's Court in support of hunger striker Samer Issawi, February 19, 2013. (photo credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
February 19, 2013, 7:57 pm
Fatah official warns of violence if prisoners aren’t freed
Kadoura Fares says no one wants a third intifada, but events may ‘get out of hand’ if a Palestinian held in Israeli jail dies
By Elhanan Miller
Palestinian security prisoners hold an engagement party in prison. (screen capture: Youtube/HakolHayehudi)
January 16, 2013, 11:56 am
Palestinian prisoners party in their cell block
Video shows inmates celebrating engagement of convicted terrorist Samar Abu Kwick
By Stuart Winer
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