Amid an extended 'incarceration emergency' declared by the Knesset, the Israeli Prison Service warned lawmakers that the surge in prisoner numbers—exacerbated by the ongoing conflict—has nearly reached capacity limits. The report details instances of extreme overcrowding, such as prisoners sleeping on the floor and Palestinian security prisoners confined to spaces under three square meters, raising concerns over human rights and the dehumanizing effects of emergency policies.

The Knesset passed an emergency law allowing National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir to declare a prison emergency on the recommendation of the Israeli Prison Service commissioner. This decision, made amid wartime conditions and following a far‐right agenda, authorizes measures that could worsen detainee conditions, including housing Palestinian prisoners on mattresses instead of beds.

Multiple reports detail severe abuse of Palestinian detainees in facilities managed by the Israeli Prison Service, including beatings, use of Tasers, sexual violence, and denial of medical care. The allegations, drawn from indictments, autopsy reports, and firsthand testimonies, suggest a pattern of systematic brutality amid claims by the service that such incidents are isolated exceptions.

Under pressure from Israel’s top court to improve detention conditions, the Israeli Prison Service, in coordination with the military, transferred hundreds of detainees to new camps. However, rights groups report that abuses—including beatings, prolonged handcuffing, inadequate medical care, and insufficient nutrition—persist in the new facilities, reflecting a systemic failure to protect detainee human rights.

Reports from Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor detail the systematic torture, inhumane treatment, and forced humiliation (including mandatory wearing of dehumanizing vests and wristbands) imposed on Palestinian detainees by the Israeli Prison Service, pointing to severe breaches of international law and human rights.

The article details multiple reports of inhumane treatment of Palestinian detainees in facilities managed by the Israeli Prison Service. Allegations include purposeful starvation, severe physical injuries, and instances of sexual abuse. Government figures have been implicated in ordering measures that worsen detainees' conditions, highlighting systemic misuse of authority.

A report by human rights NGO B’Tselem alleges that the Israeli Prison Service systematically abused and tortured Palestinian detainees, with claims including physical violence, sleep deprivation, and sexual abuse during conditions linked to the Gaza war.

An Amnesty International report accuses the Israeli Prison Service of facilitating systematic torture and degrading treatment of Palestinian detainees. The report details the extension of emergency measures, administrative detention abuses, and documented instances of physical and psychological abuse within Israeli detention facilities.