US EditionRed Cross Visits to Prisoners Would ‘Seriously Harm’ Israel, Says Defence Minister Israel Katz
The ban affects 2,673 prisoners classified as unlawful combatants and aims to prevent security risks linked to communication between detainees and Islamist groups, officials said.
- On Wednesday, Israel Katz, Defence Minister, said `The opinions presented to me leave no doubt that Red Cross visits to terrorists in prisons would seriously harm the state's security` when banning ICRC visits to Palestinian prisoners detained as 'unlawful combatants'.
- The 'unlawful combatants' legal category, introduced in 2002, allows indefinite detention without charge in military detention centres and formalises the status quo since the war in Gaza after Hamas's 7 October, 2023 attack.
- Israel Prison Service reported holding 2,673 prisoners categorised as unlawful combatants before the ceasefire deal, and the order bans ICRC visits to thousands listed in the attached list of detainees.
- During Wednesday's court hearing, Ron Rosenberg said information transfers to the Red Cross will start "in the coming days" and include only "names and detention facilities" for prisoners not associated with Gaza or Hamas.
- The ICRC says its visits are purely humanitarian, aiming to assess detainee treatment and restore family contact, while the Israeli military accused Hamas of staging a body's discovery to stall returns, a claim the ICRC called unacceptable.
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Red Cross visits to prisoners would ‘seriously harm’ Israel, says Defence Minister Israel Katz
Israel has banned the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) from visiting Palestinian prisoners detained under a law targeting “unlawful combatants”, the country’s defence minister said.
Israel Bans ICRC From Visiting Palestinian Detainees Amid Severe Torture Reports, Sparking Outrage
Occupied Palestine (QNN)- The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has been banned by Israel from visiting thousands of Palestinian prisoners amid reports of severe torture and mistreatment. Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Wednesday he has signed an order barring Red Cross representatives from visiting Palestinian prisoners, claiming an assessment by domestic security agency Shin Bet that the visits could pose a security …
Israel bans Red Cross visits to detained Palestinian combatants
JERUSALEM: Israel has banned the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) from visiting Palestinian prisoners detained under a law targeting “unlawful combatants,” the country’s defense minister said on Wednesday. “The opinions presented to me leave no doubt that Red Cross visits to terrorists in prisons would seriously harm the state’s security. The safety of the state
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