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Ketziot Prison

Crocodiles at Jerusalem's Biblical Zoo, August 18, 2024. (Police spokesperson)
August 2, 2026, 8:27 pm
Court freezes transfer of crocodiles to prison moat, putting Ben Gvir’s plan on hold
Following petition from animal rights group against move to surround Ketziot Prison with Nile crocodiles, Jerusalem District Court gives state until Wednesday to respond
By ToI Staff
Senior prison officials tour the crocodile farm at Hamat Gader in northern Israel, January 2026. (Via social media)
July 23, 2026, 11:03 am
Construction said already underway on Ben Gvir’s prison crocodile moat
Far-right minister’s office confirms that digging has begun at Ketziot Prison, despite objections from nature authority and environment ministry’s legal council
By Charlie Summers and ToI Staff
Senior prison officials tour the crocodile farm at Hamat Gader in northern Israel, January 2026. (Via social media)
July 17, 2026, 1:17 pm
Minister snubs legal adviser, advancing Ben Gvir’s plan to surround prisons with crocodiles
Likud’s Idit Silman reclassifies crocodiles as ‘tended’ to pave way for far-right national security minister’s plan, despite opposition from environmental officials
By ToI Staff
Buses carrying Gazan detainees released from Israeli prisons under a hostage and ceasefire deal arrive outside the Nasser hospital in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on October 13, 2025. (Omar AL-QATTAA/AFP)
October 13, 2025, 7:14 pm
Israel frees nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners, including hundreds of terror convicts
Prisoners released after Hamas frees the last 20 living hostages; among those released are dozens of high-profile terrorists sentenced to life in jail; 154 of the worst offenders deported to Egypt
By Charlie Summers, Nurit Yohanan and Agencies
Greta Thunberg, detained by Israel after trying to breach the blockade on the Gaza Strip, is seen in a photo released October 3, 2025, by the Foreign Ministry. (Foreign Ministry)
October 6, 2025, 3:39 am
Greta Thunberg to be deported from Israel Monday on flight to Athens
Some 70 flotilla activists expected to leave for Greece, where they can catch flights to home countries; Spanish activist said to bite prison staff member, delaying her deportation
By AFP and Charlie Summers
This combination of images released by the Foreign Ministry shows Greta Thunberg, second from right, with other anti-Israel activists after the Israeli navy intercepted the Global Sumud Flotilla that sought to break the Israeli naval blockade on Gaza, Oct. 1, 2025. (Israeli Foreign Ministry via AP)
October 5, 2025, 5:11 pm
Israel denies abuse as Ben Gvir touts harsh handling of Greta Thunberg, flotilla activists
French detainees begin hunger strike; US congressman calls for release of Jewish American detainee; Spain says more than 20 activists headed home
By Lazar Berman, Jeremy Sharon, Agencies and ToI Staff
Flotilla activists, including Greta Thunberg, are seen being transported to Israel after their vessels were intercepted by the IDF on October 2, 2025. (Foreign Ministry)
October 5, 2025, 5:40 am
Thunberg said complaining about bedbugs in Israeli prison; flotilla activists allegedly punched
Swedish campaigner reportedly singled out by guards, made to kiss the Israeli flag and suffering from dehydration; rights group says activists mistreated while awaiting deportation
By Jeremy Sharon, ToI Staff and Charlie Summers
Hamas terror suspects, caught during the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel and ensuing war in Gaza, crouch on the ground in the courtyard of a prison in southern Israel, February 14, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
July 29, 2025, 10:28 am
Scabies outbreak plagues prisons as number of security inmates hits new high
Reports of abuse, overcrowding, disease and malnutrition have multiplied since Oct. 7, with some saying it violates both the law and human dignity
By Nurit Yohanan
Illustrative: The Ktziot Detention Camp on September 13, 2022. (Nati Shohat/FLASH90)
July 22, 2024, 11:10 am
140 inmates transferred out of Sde Teiman military facility to Israeli prisons
A government decision last week sees detainees moved to Ketziot Prison in three phases on Thursday, Sunday, and Monday amid reports of abuse
By ToI Staff and Jeremy Sharon
Suspected terrorists who were caught during the October 7 massacre and during the IDF operation in the Gaza Strip, seen at a courtyard in a prison in southern Israel, February 14, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/ Flash90)
June 5, 2024, 10:38 pm
IDF to phase out southern detention site amid allegations of torture of terror suspects
Responding to High Court petition against Sde Teiman camp, state attorneys say 700 detainees have already been moved to Ofer Prison, 500 more will follow
By Agencies and ToI Staff
The Israel Defense Forces operates in the West Bank, March 13, 2024. (IDF)
March 13, 2024, 12:52 pm
Palestinians say 4 shot dead by security forces in Jenin, near Jerusalem
Border Police say they ambushed suspects readying firebombs near road linking capital to West Bank settlement; 6 Palestinians killed since late Tuesday, including at least 3 teens
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: The Ktziot Detention Camp on September 13, 2022. (Nati Shohat/FLASH90)
December 21, 2023, 1:14 pm
Police question 19 guards in connection with fatal beating of Palestinian prisoner
Investigators probe ‘violent incident’ at Ketziot Prison last month; Palestinian ex-prisoners say they are witnesses; Ben Gvir says guards have ‘presumption of innocence’
By ToI Staff
A burnt prison cell is seen at Ketziot Prison following rioting by Palestinian security prisoners there, on September 8, 2021. (Courtesy)
September 8, 2021, 5:07 pm
Security prisoners riot in jails as terror groups protest new curbs on inmates
Prisoners at Ketziot set fire to cells after attempts to move PIJ members between facilities; unrest reported at other facilities; new restrictions come after Monday’s jailbreak
By Emanuel Fabian
Illustrative: Smuggled cellphones discovered in an Israeli prison, October 2017 (Israel Police)
July 28, 2020, 12:36 pm
Attempt thwarted to smuggle cellphones to security prisoners via hospital visits
Devices reportedly concealed in bathroom at Barzilai Medical Center ahead of arrival of six inmates from Ketziot Prison for doctor’s appointments
By ToI Staff
Cellphones found hidden in the fender of a food delivery truck arriving at the Ketziot Prison, October 24, 2019. (Israel Prison Service)
October 24, 2019, 2:50 pm
Prison guards thwart attempt to smuggle cellphones to security inmates
Contraband devices hidden in fender of food truck delivering supplies to Ketziot Prison; dozens of SIM cards also seized
By ToI Staff
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