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Israel's Supreme Court Says Government Is Not Giving Palestinian Prisoners Enough Food
The Israeli Supreme Court found the government violated legal duties by restricting Palestinian prisoners' food, ordering immediate improvements to prevent malnutrition during the ongoing conflict.
- Israel's Supreme Court ruled that the government is not providing adequate food to Palestinian security prisoners, stating that it violates basic living condition laws and calling for improved nutrition.
- The majority opinion warned that current food supplies do not meet legal standards, and ordered improvements in dietary provisions.
- National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir criticized the ruling, maintaining that the current policy of minimal conditions will continue.
- Rights groups and attorneys hailed the decision as a necessary step against inadequate treatment of prisoners, urging immediate action for compliance.
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Israel does not give enough food to the Palestinian prisoners, says the Israeli Supreme Court. In a decision issued on Sunday, September 7, 2025, the highest court in the country ordered the government to ensure "a minimum living conditions" in its prisons. Civil rights activists who had initiated the case denounced a new, more cruel prison policy since October 7, 2023.
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The Supreme Court in Israel has ruled that the government is not providing sufficient food for basic subsistence to Palestinian inmates held in the State’s prisons. Ordering the government to cease the starvation of prisoners, the decision represents a rare case in which the top court ruled against Israel’s conduct in Gaza.
Israel’s Supreme Court rules gov’t not feeding prisoners enough
Israel's Supreme Court on Sunday ruled that the government has failed to provide Palestinian security prisoners with adequate food for basic subsistence and ordered authorities to improve their nutrition. The decision was a rare case in which the country's highest court ruled against the government's conduct during the nearly two-year war on the Gaza Strip. Since the war began, Israel has seized thousands of people in Gaza who it suspects of lin…
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