Detroit, MI, October 15, 2026 —

Two Israeli human rights organizations have reported an increase in Palestinian inmates being shot with rubber bullets by guards in Israeli prisons. The organizations said the incidents have caused severe injuries and described the trend as an escalation in violence since the war in Gaza began.

The summary of the organizations’ reports does not identify the groups, name the prisons involved or provide a count of the reported shootings or injuries. It also does not give specific dates for the incidents, describe how the injuries were assessed, or provide details about the circumstances in which guards used rubber bullets.

The reports, as summarized, characterize the incidents as a surge but do not provide figures that would quantify the increase or allow comparison with an earlier period. The precise starting point for the reported incidents is also not specified beyond the statement that the escalation has occurred since the war in Gaza began.

No response from Israeli prison authorities or other officials is included in the available information. It does not state whether the incidents were investigated, whether any disciplinary or legal action followed, or whether the organizations made specific recommendations.

The claims are attributed to the two human rights organizations. Further details about their evidence and the individual cases were not provided in the summary. As a result, the scale and circumstances of the reported shootings cannot be established from the information available here, beyond the organizations’ account of increased use of rubber bullets and severe injuries among Palestinian inmates.


Story summarized from the original created by Sam Mednick, Associated Press on www.clickondetroit.com, see more information here.

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