Ofer Prison

It was named after lieutenant colonel Zvi Ofer, the commander of the Haruv Reconnaissance Unit, who was killed in action earlier in the same year.

Many detainees at Ofer prison have reported systematic humiliation and abuse, including beatings by guards and near-constant handcuffing, and conditions as brutal as what they had endured at Sde Teiman detention camp.

[1] A delegation of British MPs visiting the facilities alleged that handcuffing children was a human rights abuse.

[4] A delegation of British lawyers who also visited the facilities observed the use of iron shackles on children, which they considered to be in breach of Article 40 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and the UN Standard Minimum Rules.

[5][failed verification] On April 19, 2024, Dr. Adnan al-Bursh, the head of orthopedics at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, died at Ofer Prison.

Ofer Prison
Entrance to the court. The sign: "Welcome to the Military Courts of the Judea and Samaria Region…" and the biblical quote: "judge with honesty and complete justice in your gates" ( Zechariah 8:16)