Israeli parliament to extend state of ‘prison emergency’, which worsens confinement of prisoners

The Knesset has approved the extension of a temporary order that enables the National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir to declare a "state of prison emergency" and worsen the confinement condition of prisoners, according to Haaretz on Wednesday.

The extension was approved in second and third readings and allows the minister to decrease the living space of prisoners and admit prisoners to prisons that are already at full capacity.