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View of Gilboa Prison, near the Jordan Valley, December 5, 2022. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
January 1, 2026, 9:27 pm
Arab Israeli security inmate found dead, prison service declines to disclose cause
Arabic outlets identify inmate as Hassan Issa Alkshalaa from southern Bedouin city of Rahat, who had been jailed for 13 months, supposedly for online incitement
By Charlie Summers
This photo sent out by an Israel Prison Service spokesperson shows terror convict Mahmoud Atallah laying on the ground after guards stormed his prison cell on December 26, 2025. (Courtesy)
December 26, 2025, 3:08 pm
Terrorist accused of raping guards is punished in jail for plan to instigate riot
Mahmoud Atallah handcuffed on floor after female guards entered his cell, is sent to solitary confinement; Palestinian security prisoner was denied release during hostage deals
By ToI Staff
Ombudsman of the State Representatives in the Courts Menachem Finkelstein (left), May 17, 2023. (Flash90)
May 17, 2023, 8:42 pm
Probe into 2021 Gilboa jailbreak details ‘dangerous’ failures by Prison Service
Commission of inquiry presents 400-page report on series of blunders that led to brazen escape by 6 Palestinian terrorists; prisons chief let off with little blame
By ToI Staff
Palestinian security prisoner Mahmoud Atallah is accused of sexually assaulting and raping female IDF soldiers and guards at Gilboa Prison, in a scandal that alleges the women were 'pimped' out to Palestinian inmates. (Courtesy)
March 28, 2023, 7:42 pm
Palestinian inmate, ex-officers at Gilboa prison to be indicted in ‘pimping’ scandal
Prosecutors reopen case, say that after examining new claim that surfaced last year, Mahmoud Atallah will be charged with rape; jail commander, intel chief to be accused of fraud
By ToI Staff
Gilboa Prison commander Freddy Ben Shitrit arrives for his testimony at the state commission of inquiry into the incident of the escape of the security prisoners from the Gilboa Prison, in Modiin, July 31, 2022. (Flash90)
November 30, 2022, 9:15 pm
Gilboa Prison chief during notorious jailbreak fired from position amid feud
Freddy Ben Shitrit, who ran prison when 6 Palestinian terrorists escaped, ousted after refusing to take commands from superior who publicly slammed his conduct
By ToI Staff
Palestinian security prisoner Mahmoud Atallah is accused of sexually assaulting and raping female IDF soldiers and guards at Gilboa Prison, in a scandal that alleges the women were 'pimped' out to Palestinian inmates. (Courtesy)
September 30, 2022, 8:52 am
Palestinian inmate suspected of assaulting guards unlikely to face rape charge
With no eyewitnesses or supporting testimonies by other guards and due to the alleged rape taking place in a room without cameras, prosecution struggles to gather enough evidence
By ToI Staff
Palestinian security prisoner Mahmoud Atallah is accused of sexually assaulting and raping female IDF soldiers and guards at Gilboa Prison, in a scandal that alleges the women were 'pimped' out to Palestinian inmates. (Courtesy)
August 23, 2022, 2:02 pm
Ministers to examine soldiers’ roles in Prison Service as rape suspect named
Defense and public security ministers agree to establish team to look into positions given to IDF conscripts outside army; they will not be allowed to enter terror inmates’ cells
By Emanuel Fabian
Screen capture from video of a former IDF soldier who alleged she was raped by a security prison when she was serving as a guard at the Gilboa Prison, seen during an interview with Channel 12, August 8, 2022. (Channel 12)
August 22, 2022, 1:31 pm
Ex-prison guard: I’m at ‘war for my name’ after revealing abuse by terror convict
‘Hila’ passes polygraph test over her account of rape by security prisoner at Gilboa Prison, accuses senior officials in prison service of spreading rumors to undermine her story
By ToI Staff
Screen capture from video of a former IDF soldier who alleged she was raped by a security prison when she was serving as a guard at the Gilboa Prison, seen during an interview with Channel 12, August 8, 2022. (Channel 12)
August 9, 2022, 11:28 am
Former prison guard details her alleged rape at hands of terror inmate
‘Hila’ tells Channel 12 she was left alone with prisoner who assaulted her on a number of occasions, claims her superiors knew of his penchant for her
By ToI Staff
A prison guard is seen in a watchtower at Gilboa prison, in northern Israel, September 6, 2021. (Flash90)
August 7, 2022, 6:47 pm
Palestinian terror inmate suspected of raping guard repeatedly
Partial lifting of gag order on explosive case reveals soldier’s claim she was left alone in prison’s security wing, attacker threatened her life if she told anybody
By ToI Staff
Head of the IPS human resources division, Tami Ezra, attends a Knesset discussion regarding the sexual abuse claims in Gilboa Prison, August 3, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
August 3, 2022, 10:05 pm
‘Prisoners control the guards’: Knesset panel debates Gilboa jail ‘pimping’ scandal
Attorney representing guards alleging sexual assault claims police knew about another case and failed to investigate; lawmakers accuse IPS of trying to whitewash allegations
By Tobias Siegal
Public Security Minister Omer Barlev attends a faction meeting at the Knesset, in Jerusalem on June 6, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
August 3, 2022, 4:02 pm
Minister says female soldiers to continue guarding terror inmates unless law changes
Barlev says deployment of IDF troops in prisons is written in law; defense minister says won’t renew agreement unless ‘minds are put at ease’ after allegations of rape, assault
By ToI Staff
Retired northern district prison commander Makbil Tafesh in a televised interview with Channel 12, August 2, 2022. (Screen Capture)
August 2, 2022, 1:53 pm
Sexual abuse claims in Gilboa prison are ‘lie,’ former prison service commander says
Retired northern district prison commander Makbil Tafesh says that alleged sexual assaults ‘didn’t happen,’ despite at least 6 guards coming forward so far
By ToI Staff
President Isaac Herzog addresses the Gilboa Prison scandal at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, August 2, 2022. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)
August 2, 2022, 1:01 pm
‘Shock and pain’: Herzog urges ‘in-depth’ investigation into Gilboa Prison scandal
President says all those responsible must be ‘held accountable with the fullest severity’; Lapid tours a prison security ward after vowing to investigate sexual abuse scandal
By Tobias Siegal
Gilboa Prison, February 28, 2013. (Moshe Shai/Flash90/File)
August 2, 2022, 12:26 am
Gantz says he’ll reevaluate drafting soldiers into Prisons Service amid rape claims
Defense minister demands conscripts not enter terror convict wings until allegations investigated; in June, panel found no issues with draftees serving outside of IDF
By Emanuel Fabian
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