Israel prisoner release

IDF denies allegations of torture after BBC interviews freed Gazan prisoners

BBC interview released Gazan prisoners who allege that they were tortured while detained in Israeli prisons.

An Israeli police officer looks on as a Red Cross vehicle is seen near the Israeli military prison, Ofer, on the day Israel releases Palestinian prisoners as part of a hostages-prisoners swap and a ceasefire deal in Gaza between Hamas and Israel, near Ramallah in the West Bank, January 19, 2025.
Druze gather to contact their relatives on the Syrian side of the border from the Israeli Golan Heights.

Netanyahu to unveil NIS 3.9 billion plan to develop Israel's Druze, Circassian sectors

 Israel Prison Service security officers on the roof of Ofer Security Prison during unrest, February 16, 2025.

Prison security working to contain Palestinian riot in high-security prison

 Israeli security forces guard at the Ofer prison, outside of Jerusalem, from where Palestinian terror convicts will be released as part of a hostage deal between Israel and Hamas, January 30, 2025.

Israel to release 183 Palestinian prisoners in exchange for three hostages Saturday


New law cuts National Insurance benefits for freed terrorists

The law will forbid freed prisoners in nationalist crimes from receiving government benefits until end of their original prison term.

PA President Mahmoud Abbas with released terrorist prisoners in Ramallah

Ministers approve bill to put released terrorists back in prison

If bill passes, arrested terrorists administrative release instead of pardons; option to be re-arrested if they return to terror.

A MASS PROTEST takes place in front of the Prime Minister’s Residence to denounce the planned release of 104 Palestinian terrorists

Schalit deal camouflage?

The High Court approved a return to the house-demolition policy in possible attempt move focus from gov't responsibility for releasing Palestinian prisoners.

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Consider This: Our weakness and our strength

Whatever we do, we need to be prepared to wake up and start all over again, continuing to build despite all the destruction.

An IDF soldier looks out over Hebron while searching for the three kidnapped Israeli teenagers last week

Ask the Rabbi: Does Halacha permit releasing terrorists to free captives?

The Talmud praises redeeming captives as a great mitzva, superior even to charity, because it liberates a person from the pain of captivity.

Missing yeshiva students (left to right)Naphtali Fraenkel, Gil-ad Shaar and Eyal Yifrach.

High Court nixes petition by Palestinians freed in Schalit deal and rearrested by IDF

The rejection means the six Hamas men will remain under arrest pending a final decision on whether they have violated the terms of their release.

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EXCLUSIVE: State seeks to return to prison 54 Palestinians released in Schalit deal

The 54 are among the over 350 Palestinians arrested in recent weeks by the IDF during ongoing searches for three kidnapped boys.

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How will IDF prosecutors deal with 240 Palestinians arrested all at once?

Usual policy is to get most newly-arrested Palestinians in front of a judge within 24 to 96 hours.

Arrest of Hamas leader Hassan Yousuf in Hebron.

In Shelly Dadon murder case, a new 'dramatic development'

Over a month after the 19-year-old's murder, the killer still has not been found; new development may hold a clue.

Shelly Dadon

Think Again: A different kind of prisoner exchange

As numerically one-sided as several Israeli prisoner exchanges may have been, our enemies have never suspected that we would not continue to fight them.

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