The law constitutes “a flagrant violation of all international laws and conventions, foremost among them the Geneva Conventions and international humanitarian law,” Hamas said.
It warned that the legislation also reflects Israel’s attempts “to evade any future prisoner exchange deals” by explicitly excluding detainees held after the Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza from any release agreements, calling it “a blatant violation of international humanitarian law and humanitarian norms.”
The group called on the United Nations, the International Criminal Court and international human rights and humanitarian organisations to act urgently to stop the legislation and hold Israeli leaders accountable for “their ongoing crimes” against Palestinian prisoners.
Israel claims that Palestinians it detained during its genocidal war on Gaza are members of Hamas. They have not been tried to date.
The Israeli army has killed more than 72,000 Palestinians, mostly women and children, and injured over 172,000 others during its two-year genocidal war on Gaza since October 2023.
More than 9,600 Palestinian detainees, including women and children, are held in Israeli prisons, where they face torture, starvation and medical neglect that have led to the deaths of dozens, according to Israeli and Palestinian rights reports.
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