A critical shortage of prison space has forced the Shin Bet to suspend arrests of numerous West Bank Palestinians suspected of links to terrorism, according to a report by Channel 12. The agency cited a letter sent to political leaders the previous day, highlighting the severe consequences of this necessary decision.
The letter emphasized that the high threat level necessitates extensive preventative actions, resulting in frequent arrests. Without these measures, terrorism and violence on the ground will escalate. The Shin Bet warned that the ongoing lack of holding facilities hinders their ability to carry out arrests, forcing an increase in threat levels on the ground.
According to the letter, over 30 arrests in the West Bank were canceled last week due to the lack of prison holding space. In March, Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar released around 40 Palestinians from administrative detention a month early to free up space for higher-threat detainees. National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir opposed this move, suggesting the release of Jewish administrative detainees instead.
Administrative detention is a controversial tool used by Israeli forces to detain terror suspects without charge or trial, often for extended periods without legal counsel. Its usage has surged amid the ongoing war against Hamas in Gaza and Israel’s fears of violence spilling over to the West Bank, governed by Hamas’s secularist rival Fatah.
In response to the prison space shortage, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered government ministries to prepare for an influx of thousands of inmates. Estimates suggest thousands of terrorists will be arrested in 2024, exacerbating the prison space crisis if preparations are not made.
Since the war began on October 7, troops have arrested approximately 3,850 wanted Palestinians across the West Bank, including over 1,650 affiliated with Hamas. The Fatah-run Palestinian Authority’s health ministry reported that over 490 West Bank Palestinians have been killed during this time.
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Set up tents in the desert, provide pita, rice and water for livable food……… outhouses for waste, hoses for showers, and miles away from any civilization.
Or, use the tunnels which encroached into Israeli territory by Hamas and friends.
Maybe stop arresting and putting on trial just to release in swaps. Let’s try sending them on a one way trip to meet all their wonderful future dating prospects in the world to come.
They need to start using the death penalty.
Simple solution.
Stop arresting and start shooting!!
this country is pathetic
Space problem, either build up (Jailscraper) or down (Tunnels). The US uses ADX Florence for many foreign prisoners, and it is very underused. Although Israel doesn’t utilize the death penalty (except for Eichmann), there maybe other countries (e.g., Poland, Greece, Czech Rep., China, etc.) that do and would accommodate extraditions. Can Shite terrorists be sent to Sunni prisons or vice versa? With so much terrorism world-wide being generated, perhaps multiple countries can band together or dedicate islands (as the French did) for imprisonment. If deportations can work, send them to some Muslim countries far away, while embedding trackable body inserts. There are many, many approaches to take on this. How about the south or north poles?