Honenu Attorney Adi Keidar; Photo credit: Honenu
Wednesday, October 15, 2025, 16:56 Several months ago, the GOC of the Home Front Command, Major-General Shai Klapper, placed a Yehuda and Shomron resident under administrative nighttime house arrest at his grandmother’s home. Earlier this week, he returned late because the car he was traveling in broke down. Officers from the Zevulun Police Station reacted by detaining his grandmother. She was not released from the station until her grandson arrived at her home. Honenu Attorney Adi Keidar is representing the Yehuda and Shomron resident.
Recently, the Israeli security authorities imposed restraining orders on several Yehuda and Shomron residents, and placed them under nighttime house arrest at their grandparents’ homes outside of those regions. The grandparents were not consulted regarding their ability to handle the logistics of their grandchildren’s house arrest. In one case, officers arrived in the middle of the night to verify that the grandson was at home. The visit had not been coordinated with the grandparents. As a result, the officers rudely disturbed their sleep.
Honenu Attorney Adi Keidar leveled sharp criticism at the GSS: “The security forces, under the direction of the GSS, are implementing a corrupt practice. First, they senselessly canceled the requirement of holding a preliminary hearing when restraining orders of this type are served. Now, the authorities are deciding where Yehuda and Shomron residents will serve house arrest, without any discussion with the grandparents who are ordered to ‘host’ them. The elderly grandparents are often not prepared for the arrangement. The GSS harassment of Yehuda and Shomron residents – and their families – must be stopped.”