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Israel: Knesset extends ‘incarceration emergency’ as prisons near capacity
The Knesset National Security Committee voted unanimously to extend Israel’s “incarceration emergency” until mid-January, allowing the country’s correctional system to continue housing prisoners in what would otherwise be considered illegally cramped conditions.
Source: The Times of Israel (31/12/2023)