Overview

• The petition contests National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir’s order blocking Red Cross access to incarcerated Nukhba Force prisoners.
• The Supreme Court held a closed hearing and delivered sharp criticism of the state’s position.
• Court President Yitzhak Amit warned that global reporting portrays Israeli prisons as “Guantanamo,” citing claims of starvation and deaths.
• Justice Dafna Barak‑Erez highlighted habeas corpus obligations and said families are being kept in the dark, likening detainees to “prisoner X.”
• Barak‑Erez pressed the prisons service on allowing a single Red Cross representative, and the agency said detainees hope for visits as the court weighs the case.