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Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir published footage on August 18, 2026, showing construction of a facility intended to carry out executions by hanging. The footage showed Ben-Gvir standing near wooden and metal structures at a construction ...

Eight Muslim-majority countries issued a joint statement on April 3, 2026, condemning Israel’s passage of a law allowing the death penalty for West Bank Palestinians convicted of lethal attacks. The statement was issued by foreign ministers from Saudi Arabi...

As of March 2026, Israeli authorities have been retaining the bodies of prisoners who die while serving sentences, holding them until the official sentence period is completed. This policy applies to prisoners who die in custody and has been confirmed by st...

A number of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip and the West Bank have been held in Israeli detention facilities without formal charges or trial, including in an underground jail known as Rakefet, lawyers and rights groups say. The Rakefet complex, reopened af...

PA Accuses Israel of ‘Slow Execution’ of Palestinian Prisoner Who Died a Week After Release The Palestinian Authority’s Commission of Detainees Affairs and the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society reported that 67-year-old Khaled Al-Saifi, a released P...

Reports on Conditions of Palestinian Detainees in Israeli Prisons Various international organisations and human rights groups have published reports detailing conditions in Israeli prisons and detention facilities where Palestinian detainees are ...

On November 2, 2025, after the leaked video of alleged abuse of a Palestinian detainee by Israeli soldiers at the Sde Teiman military detention facility was widely circulated, there were documented public demonstrations and statements in Israel defending th...

On October 17, 2025, the director of the Government Media Office in Gaza, Dr. Ismail al-Thawabta, publicly accused the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) of removing organs from Palestinian bodies returned to Gaza after the exchange of prisoners and hostages. Al-T...

Gaza Ceasefire Takes Effect After Israel Approves Deal On October 10, 2025, a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip officially went into effect after the Israeli government approved a ceasefire and hostage exchange agreement. The agreement w...

Hannibal Directive. Israeli military procedure and revocation The Hannibal Directive was a reported operational procedure of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) developed in the mid-1980s following incidents involving the capture of Israeli sol...

1948 Tantura Killings The events at the Palestinian village of Tantura occurred during the **1948 Palestine war**, when forces of the Haganah, specifically the Alexandroni Brigade, engaged in the battle for the village on the night of **22–23 May...

Roman Emperor Valerian was captured by the Sasanian Persian ruler Shapur I during the Battle of Edessa, a significant conflict between the Roman and Sasanian empires. This event marked the first time a Roman emperor was taken prisoner by a foreign enemy.The...

Jesus of Nazareth was executed by crucifixion under Roman governor Pontius Pilate in Jerusalem, during the period of Roman occupation of Judea. The event is documented in the canonical Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) and referenced in some historica...