Israeli prisoner release shines light on system of detaining Palestinians without charge

[Eugene]

Source: NBC

Israeli prisoner release shines light on system of detaining Palestinians without charge

Of the 300 prisoners identified as eligible for release in exchange for hostages, 80% were not convicted of any crimes, an NBC News analysis revealed.

Nov. 30, 2023, 12:37 PM EST
By David Noriega

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In the lead-up to the temporary truce in the war in Gaza that broke out after Hamas launched its Oct. 7 terror attack, killing 1,200 people and kidnapping 240, the Israeli government approved a list of 300 Palestinian prisoners eligible for release.

According to an NBC News analysis of the list, about 20% of them were convicted of crimes, the most serious of which is attempted murder. One woman released as part of the deal, for example, was imprisoned for stabbing an Israeli soldier in the back in 2015, when she was 22 years old. The list indicates that others were detained for offenses such as supporting terrorism, trespassing, belonging to an illegal organization, throwing incendiary devices and stones and carrying, possessing and manufacturing weapons, among others.

Roughly 80% of those on the list were not convicted of any crimes. They were either charged with crimes that had not yet been prosecuted, or were detained under a practice known as administrative detention, whereby Israel holds Palestinians in the occupied territories with no formal charges or evidence presented against them.

Khatib says his son was held under administrative detention.

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Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/israel-palestinian-hamas-prisoner-release-gaza-west-bank-rcna127353

[Eugene]

1. Released Palestinians allege abuse in Israeli jails

Source: BBC

Released Palestinians allege abuse in Israeli jails

1 December 2023

By Lucy Williamson
BBC News, Jenin, West Bank

Palestinian prisoners released from Israeli jails say that guards carried out abuse and collective punishment in the weeks after the Hamas attacks on Israel on 7 October.

They have described being hit with sticks, having muzzled dogs set on them, and their clothes, food and blankets taken away.

One female prisoner has said she was threatened with rape, and that guards twice tear-gassed inmates inside the cells.

The BBC spoke to six people in total, all of whom said they were beaten before leaving jail.

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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-67581915

[Lonestarblue]

2. I think the youngest Palestinian released had been imprisoned for several years since she was 8.

What kind of government imprisons children for years with no trial or proof of criminal behavior! Netanyahu’s government has a lot to answer for.

[RAB910]

3. The media never stops talking about the Israeli hostages, but never mention the Palestinians

[Beastly Boy]

4. You are probably referring to Marah Bakir. She was arrested when she was 18

and convicted of an attempted murder of an IDF soldier. She spent 8 years in prison and was exchanged for Israeli hostages a few days ago.

There are no Palestinian prisoners under the age of 14 that were part of the hostage deal. Abducting eight year olds is what Hamas does.