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

Official summary of the law (Knesset)

The Incarceration of Unlawful Combatants 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 State of Israel's obligations under the provisions of international humanitarian law. Among the various arrangements in this law are judicial review of the incarceration of an unlawful combatant, their right to meet with a lawyer and be represented, and their conditions of incarceration. The Incarceration of Unlawful Combatants Law (Amendment No. 4 and Temporary Provision – Iron Swords), 2023, establishes that in a case where the Government has notified the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee of a decision to go to war or of significant military actions under Basic Law: The Government, it may declare that these require the application of various provisions in the law. This declaration will also be possible by the Ministerial Committee on National Security Affairs, if the Government has delegated its authority regarding the decision to go to war or to take significant military action. It was further established, as a temporary provision for a period of four months, that there would be an extension of the period of temporary incarceration of unlawful combatants, the timing of being brought before a judge, and the periods during which a meeting with a lawyer may be prevented. In addition, it was established that in cases of changes in the application of the law, the rank of the military official authorized to approve various actions under the law would be lowered, and that it would be possible to hold hearings under the law by way of video conferencing. As part of the amendment, the temporary provision regarding the periods listed in the Incarceration of Unlawful Combatants Law was extended, among other things regarding the duration of a temporary incarceration order, the timing of being brought before a judge, and the periods during which a meeting with a lawyer can be prevented, as well as regarding the rank of the military official authorizing various actions under the law, by three and a half months until 31 July 2024. It was further established that the court would be permitted to extend the prevention of a meeting between a detainee and a lawyer for a maximum period of 90 days, instead of 180 days.

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