חוק כליאתם של לוחמים בלתי חוקיים (תיקון מס' 4 והוראת שעה – חרבות ברזל) (תיקון מס' 3), התשפ"ה-2024Law for the Detention of Unlawful Combatants (Amendment No. 4 and temporary provision - Operation Iron Swords) (Amendment No. 3), 2024 · automatic translation · suggest a correction

Official summary of the law (Knesset)

The Unlawful Combatants Incarceration Law, 2002, is intended to regulate the incarceration of unlawful combatants, who are not entitled to prisoner-of-war status, in a manner consistent with the obligations of the State of Israel under the provisions of international humanitarian law. Among the various arrangements in this Law are judicial review of the incarceration of an unlawful combatant, his right to meet with and be represented by an attorney, and his conditions of incarceration. In cases where the Government has declared war or announced the undertaking of significant military operations, the Government, with the approval of the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, is authorized to declare changes to the scope of application of the Law. During the period in which such a declaration is in effect, the periods specified in the Law are longer and the level of authority empowered to make decisions under the Law is lower. The Unlawful Combatants Incarceration Law (Amendment No. 4 and Temporary Provision – Iron Swords), 2023, established, as a temporary provision, that in the case of such a declaration, the periods specified in the Law would be extended even further, the level of authority empowered to approve restrictions on meetings with an attorney would be lowered, and it was also determined that hearings could be held by video conference. The temporary provision has since been extended several times, in various amendments. Under Amendment No. 3, the validity of the temporary provision was extended until 31 March 2025, and the validity period of the Government's declaration of changes to the scope of application of the Law was extended until 28 February 2025. It was further determined that the provisions concerning holding hearings with the detainee present via video conference and official visitors at the incarceration facility would apply independently of the aforementioned Government declaration, but still within the framework of the temporary provision.

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