Israeli prisons
Palestinian prisoners end mass hunger strike
Middle East
May 28, 2017
Palestinian prisoners end mass hunger strike
Hundreds of hunger-striking Palestinian prisoners ended their 40-day fast on the first day of the month-long Muslim holiday of Ramadan,…
Palestinians greet Trump with West Bank general strike
Middle East
May 22, 2017
Palestinians greet Trump with West Bank general strike
Protesters blocked roads in the West Bank as a hunger strike in Israeli prisons entered its 36th day. Government offices…
Pizza Hut fires Israeli PR firm over prison hunger strike ad
Middle East
May 11, 2017
Pizza Hut fires Israeli PR firm over prison hunger strike ad
Pizza Hut has apologized and fired an advertising firm responsible for an Israeli Facebook ad that mocked the leader of…
400 Palestinian children suffer in Israeli prisons
Middle East
November 22, 2015
400 Palestinian children suffer in Israeli prisons
At least 700 Palestinian children between the ages of 11 and 17 have been arrested by the Israeli army this…
Lawyer: Palestinian hunger striker to be force fed
Middle East
August 8, 2015
Lawyer: Palestinian hunger striker to be force fed
Israeli authorities have declared their intention to force feed a hunger-striking Palestinian, his lawyer said Saturday. If carried out it would…
Palestinian prisoners plan general hunger strike
Egypt
December 1, 2014
Palestinian prisoners plan general hunger strike
The Palestinian Prisoners Media Office in the Gaza Strip announced that Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons plan to stage a…
Freed Egyptian prisoners return home from Israel
Egypt
April 11, 2013
Freed Egyptian prisoners return home from Israel
Israeli authorities released Wednesday evening four Egyptian prisoners who had completed their sentences. Khaled Mohamed Johainy, Nasr Shedeed Selmy, Abdallah…
Palestinian minister says 16 Egyptians are in Israeli prisons
Egypt
October 22, 2012
Palestinian minister says 16 Egyptians are in Israeli prisons
The Palestinian Authority prisoners’ affairs minister said that 16 Egyptians, out of 46 Arab captives, are in Israeli prisons. Issa…
Saudi man back home after seven years in Israel jail
World
July 28, 2012
Saudi man back home after seven years in Israel jail
A Saudi man who was in an Israeli jail for nearly seven years after he got lost in Egypt's Sinai…
Gaza families visit relatives in Israeli jails for first time since 2007
Egypt
July 16, 2012
Gaza families visit relatives in Israeli jails for first time since 2007
A group of Palestinians from Gaza spent half an hour on Monday visiting relatives held in Israeli prisons for the…