חוק כליאתם של לוחמים בלתי חוקיים (תיקון מס' 4 והוראת שעה - חרבות ברזל) (תיקון מס' 5), התשפ"ה-2025Law for Detention of Unlawful Combatants (Amendment No. 4 and temporary provision - Swords of Iron) (Amendment No. 5), 2025 · 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 an unlawful combatant's incarceration, their right to meet with an attorney and to representation, and their 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 application of the Law. During the period of validity of such a declaration, the periods listed in the Law are longer and the authorized level for making decisions under the Law is lower. The Incarceration of Unlawful Combatants Law (Amendment No. 4 and Temporary Provision – Swords of Iron), 2023, established, as a temporary provision, that in the event of such a declaration, the periods listed in the Law would be extended even further, the authorized level for approving restrictions on meeting with an attorney would be lowered, and it was established that hearings could be held by video conference. The temporary provision has since been extended several times, in various amendments. Under Amendment No. 4, the aforementioned temporary provision was extended until 31 December 2025, alongside an extension of the validity period of the declaration under the Bill until 31 October 2025. It is also proposed to clarify that the court's authority to order the prevention of a meeting with an attorney for a period of up to 30 days, which currently exists in the Law, will apply not only during the first 75 days from the date of incarceration, and may also be exercised at a later stage.

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