Following Hamas’s attacks in Israel on October 7, including atrocities against civilians, the Minister of National
Security declared that a State of Emergency applied in Israeli prisons, and Israeli Prison Service (IPS)’s
oppressive policies have radically escalated, grievously harming the health and wellbeing of individuals in
incarceration. This significantly impacts approximately 5,500 Palestinians who were held in IPS settings even
prior to the current escalation and an additional 5,000 Palestinians detained since, from both the West Bank
and Gaza. Many of these arbitrary and punitive measures constitute cruel, inhumane or degrading treatment,
which cannot be justified under any “security needs” arguments, and have received little media scrutiny.