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Israel’s Supreme Court ruled Sunday that the government has failed to provide Palestinian security prisoners with adequate food for basic subsistence and ordered authorities to improve their nutrition.
In a 2–1 decision, justices found that current food rations in Israel’s prisons fell short of legal standards and that starvation could not be used as a form of punishment. Justice Daphne Barak-Erez, writing for the majority, called adequate nutrition “the A, B, C of the rule of law” and said evidence presented to the court raised “real doubts” about whether prisoners were receiving enough food in practice.
The ruling came in response to petitions filed in April 2024 by the Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) and NGO Gisha. The groups alleged that National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir and the Israel Prison Service (IPS) had deliberately cut prisoner rations to starvation levels. Affidavits from detainees described extreme hunger, rapid weight loss, and meager meals consisting of little more than bread and spread.
Barak-Erez rejected arguments that reducing food quality would benefit Israeli hostages still held in Gaza, noting that:
The decision comes as UN agencies warn against the broader use of hunger as a weapon of war. At the UN Food Systems Summit in July, Secretary-General António Guterres stated, “We must never accept hunger as a weapon of war.”
UNRWA has reported that one in five children in Gaza is malnourished, with over 100 starvation-related deaths by late July and nearly half a million people living in famine-like conditions. The World Food Programme has warned that more than 320,000 children under five are at risk of acute malnutrition.
ACRI welcomed the court’s ruling, calling it a “crucial victory for the rule of law and human dignity” and an unequivocal rejection of what it described as Ben Gvir’s “systematic starvation policy.”
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In a 2–1 decision, justices found that current food rations in Israel’s prisons fell short of legal standards and that starvation could not be used as a form of punishment. Justice Daphne Barak-Erez, writing for the majority, called adequate nutrition “the A, B, C of the rule of law” and said evidence presented to the court raised “real doubts” about whether prisoners were receiving enough food in practice.
The ruling came in response to petitions filed in April 2024 by the Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) and NGO Gisha. The groups alleged that National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir and the Israel Prison Service (IPS) had deliberately cut prisoner rations to starvation levels. Affidavits from detainees described extreme hunger, rapid weight loss, and meager meals consisting of little more than bread and spread.
Barak-Erez rejected arguments that reducing food quality would benefit Israeli hostages still held in Gaza, noting that:
Ben Gvir denounced the ruling, condemning the court for “defending terrorists” while Israeli hostages remained captive. “Our hostages in Gaza have no High Court to defend them,” he said, vowing to maintain “the most minimal conditions under the law.” Justice Minister Yariv Levin echoed his stance, arguing that “while the hostages are being starved in the tunnels, a duo of judges in the High Court require that the food given to the worst terrorists be improved.”
The decision comes as UN agencies warn against the broader use of hunger as a weapon of war. At the UN Food Systems Summit in July, Secretary-General António Guterres stated, “We must never accept hunger as a weapon of war.”
UNRWA has reported that one in five children in Gaza is malnourished, with over 100 starvation-related deaths by late July and nearly half a million people living in famine-like conditions. The World Food Programme has warned that more than 320,000 children under five are at risk of acute malnutrition.
ACRI welcomed the court’s ruling, calling it a “crucial victory for the rule of law and human dignity” and an unequivocal rejection of what it described as Ben Gvir’s “systematic starvation policy.”
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