The Israeli Supreme Court's High Court of Justice has ruled that the government's ban on visits by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to security prisoners is unlawful. The unanimous decision, issued by Justices Isaac Amit, Noam Sohlberg, and Daphne Barak-Erez, came in response to a petition filed by multiple civil rights organizations, including the Association for Civil Rights in Israel and Physicians for Human Rights-Israel. The court found that the state failed to provide a coherent legal basis for the ban, which was enacted following the October 7, 2023, Hamas attacks and had been in effect for over two years. The justices highlighted that prior to the war, Red Cross access had been a longstanding practice in Israel's detention policy. The ruling also noted the state's reliance on political-security directives rather than established legal frameworks. In response, ACRI welcomed the ruling, citing horrific conditions in prisons, while National Security Minister Ben-Gvir condemned the decision, calling for judicial reform.