חוק כליאתם של לוחמים בלתי חוקיים (תיקון מס' 4 והוראת שעה – חרבות ברזל) (תיקון מס' 6), התשפ"ו-2025Law on Detention of Unlawful Combatants (Amendment No. 4 and temporary provision - Swords of Iron) (Amendment No. 6), 2025 · automatic translation · suggest a correction

Official summary of the law (Knesset)

The Law on the Imprisonment of Unlawful Combatants, 2002, regulates the imprisonment of those who took part in hostile acts against the State of Israel or were members of forces carrying out hostile acts, and who are not defined as prisoners of war. The law establishes a regulated procedure for issuing imprisonment orders and mechanisms for oversight and judicial review, and includes a special arrangement for cases in which the government has declared war or significant military operations. Due to the large scale of detainees during the Swords of Iron war, a temporary provision was established extending the periods specified in the law and adjusting the approving ranks. Now, within the framework of the Law on the Imprisonment of Unlawful Combatants (Amendment No. 4 and Temporary Provision – Swords of Iron) (Amendment No. 6), 2025, the validity of the temporary provision establishing special arrangements for the period of fighting was extended until 31 March 2026. Alongside this extension, adjustments were made to shorten the deadlines specified in the law. Thus, the maximum period for issuing a permanent imprisonment order was shortened from 30 to 25 days, the date of the first judicial review was shortened from 45 to 40 days, and the period during which the officer in charge may prevent a detainee from meeting with an attorney was shortened from 45 to 25 days. Regarding minors, the deadlines were shortened so that a temporary imprisonment order concerning them will remain valid for up to 15 days, and they will be brought before a judge no later than 25 days from the date of imprisonment. In addition, an independent arrangement was anchored in the law enabling hearings concerning detainees to be held by video conference, while establishing detailed conditions to ensure the detainee's participation and rights in the hearing, replacing the reference to a general temporary provision whose validity had expired. A similar arrangement for holding detention hearings by video conference was also anchored within a complementary amendment to the law dealing with the extension of detention for a suspect in a security offense.

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