Israels top court says government isn't giving Palestinian prisoners enough food
3 days ago
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- Israel's supreme court ruled that the government failed to provide adequate food for Palestinian security prisoners, ordering improvements.
- The decision marks a rare ruling against the government's conduct during the nearly two-year war.
- Thousands detained in Gaza since the war began, with many released without charge after months.
- Rights groups report widespread abuse in prisons, including insufficient food, healthcare, and poor sanitary conditions.
- A 17-year-old Palestinian boy died in an Israeli prison in March, with starvation likely the main cause.
- The ruling responded to a petition by rights groups alleging malnutrition and starvation due to changed food policies.
- National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir previously boasted of reducing conditions to the 'bare minimum' required by law.
- The court unanimously ruled that the state must provide enough food for a 'basic level of existence'.
- Ben-Gvir criticized the ruling, vowing to continue the minimal conditions policy despite the court's decision.
- ACRI condemned the prison conditions, calling them 'torture camps' and urging immediate implementation of the verdict.