In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “israeli incarceration facility”. Today it says “israeli military incarceration facility in the israeli-occupied west bank”.
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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) Ofer Prison ( Hebrew : כלא עופר , Kele Ofer ), formerly officially known as Incarceration Facility 385 ( מתקן כליאה 385 ), is an Israeli incarceration facility in the Israeli-occupied West Bank . It is one of three prison facilities along with Megiddo and Ktzi'ot , the latter two located in Israel and not in the West Bank. Ofer Prison is run by the Israel Prison Service and like the other two facilities, used to be operated by the Israel Defense Forces ' Military Police Corps . When under IDF control, it was capable of holding up to 800 prisoners, both tried and those under administrative detention . NGOs have claimed that the imprisonment of children in Ofer Prison is one of the human rights abuses taking place at the prison.
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Ofer Prison ( , Kele Ofer ), formerly officially known as Incarceration Facility 385 (מתקן כליאה 385), is an Israeli incarceration facility (מתקן כליאה mitkan kli'a , abbr. Matak ) located in the West Bank , between Ramallah / Beituniya and Giv'at Ze'ev . It is one of three facilities of the same nature, including the Megiddo and Ktzi'ot prisons. Ofer Prison is run by the Israel Prison Service and like the other two facilities, used to operated by the Israel Defense Forces ' Military Police Corps . When under IDF control, it was capable of holding up to 800 prisoners, both tried and those under administrative detention . As of December 2008, it holds about 1,100 prisoners.
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Ofer Prison Ofer Prison ( , Kele Ofer ), formerly officially known as Incarceration Facility 385 (מתקן כליאה 385), is an Israeli incarceration facility (מתקן כליאה mitkan kli'a , abbr. Matak ) located in the West Bank , between Ramallah / Beituniya and Giv'at Ze'ev . It is one of three facilities of the same nature, including the Megiddo and Ktzi'ot prisons. Ofer Prison is run by the Israel Prison Service and like the other two facilities, used to be operated by the Israel Defense Forces ' Military Police Corps . When under IDF control, it was capable of holding up to 800 prisoners, both tried and those under administrative detention . As of December 2008, it holds about 1,100 Palestinian prisoners.
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Ofer Prison Ofer Prison ( , Kele Ofer ), formerly officially known as Incarceration Facility 385 ( ), is an Israeli incarceration facility ( mitkan kli'a , abbr. Matak ) located in the West Bank , between Ramallah / Beituniya and Giv'at Ze'ev . It is one of three facilities of the same nature, including the Megiddo ( com. ) and Ktzi'ot prisons. Ofer Prison is run by the Israel Prison Service and like the other two facilities, used to be operated by the Israel Defense Forces ' Military Police Corps . When under IDF control, it was capable of holding up to 800 prisoners, both tried and those under administrative detention . As of September 2016, it holds about 1,250 Palestinian prisoners.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Ofer Prison Ofer Prison ( , Kele Ofer ), formerly officially known as Incarceration Facility 385 ( מתקן כליאה 385 ), is an Israeli incarceration facility ( מתקן כליאה mitkan kli'a , abbr. Matak ) located in the West Bank , between Ramallah / Beituniya and Giv'at Ze'ev . It is one of three facilities of the same nature, including the Megiddo and Ktzi'ot prisons, the latter two located in Israel and not in the West Bank. Ofer Prison is run by the Israel Prison Service and like the other two facilities, used to be operated by the Israel Defense Forces ' Military Police Corps . When under IDF control, it was capable of holding up to 800 prisoners, both tried and those under administrative detention . As of September 2016, it holds about 1,250 Palestinian prisoners.
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israeli incarceration facility
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israeli military incarceration facility in the israeli-occupied west bank
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