Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Crime & JusticeIsrael's High Court struck down a blanket policy barring visits by the Red Cross to security prisoners held in Israel, saying the state's main reasoning for the ban – linked to efforts to secure the return of hostages from Gaza – was no longer applicableShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeChen Maanit11:25 PM • June 03 2026 IDTIsrael's High Court of Justice unanimously struck down a blanket policy barring visits by the International Committee of the Red Cross to security prisoners held in Israeli prisons and military facilities, ruling that the government failed to present a legal basis for the restriction.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israel High CourtPalestiniansItamar Ben-GvirHuman rightsIsrael Prison ServiceCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesTrumpGulfLebanonAdam HamawyFake Haaretz'Cabaret'HaQuizHaaretz PodcastIsrael Must Let Red Cross Visit Palestinian Security Prisoners, High Court RulesGerman Authorities Probe Teen for Planning Attack on Local SynagogueIt Was One of Lebanon's Most Popular Restaurants. Then the IDF Bombed ItGerman Hotel Apologizes After 'No Jews Allowed' Reply to Israeli Booking'We Confuse Them': BDS Can't Decide What to Do About This Israeli BandRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIWho Built the Biblical-era Fortresses in the Deserts of Israel and Jordan?Far-right Israeli Ministers Join Thousands at Israel Day Parade in New YorkUN Report Accuses Israeli Forces of Rape, Sexual Abuse of Palestinian DetaineesNot Lapid or Bennett: Could This Former IDF Chief Be Israel's Next Leader?Israel's Solution to the Gaza Problem Is Well Underway'Fucking Crazy': Trump Lashes Out at Netanyahu Over Lebanon, Report Says