Israeli parliamentarians propose barring jailed terrorists from being treated in Israeli hospitals, opting for expanded medical treatment inside prisons.By World Israel News StaffThe Knesset deliberated Monday on plans to bar jailed Palestinian terrorists from receiving medical treatment at Israeli hospitals, ending the controversial policy of treating terrorists at civilian facilities.The hearing was held in the Knesset’s National Security Committee, chaired by Otzma Yehudit MK Tzvika Foghel, following a request by an Opposition lawmaker, MK Yulia Malinovsky (Israel Beytenu).While the presence of terrorists at Israeli hospitals has long rankled the public and drawn criticism from lawmakers, over the past two years, the massive surge in the number of detained terrorists has led to more frequent incidents of terrorists – including members of Hamas – being spotted in civilian medical centers.Even after the release of jailed terrorists as part of the October hostage deal, 9,272 security detainees remain in the custody of the Israel Prison Service, an IPS representative said on Monday.Quietly, the National Security Council, led by former Netanyahu confidant Tzachi Hanegbi, has called for “rapid action” to reform the treatment protocols for jailed terrorists, Israel Hayom reported on Monday, though little has yet been done to change the situation.This, according to the NSC, is due in part to the vague regulations governing hospitalizations for terrorists and the fact that authority over the matter is spread out across the Health Ministry, the National Security Ministry, and the prison service, with no clear lines delineating areas of responsibility.In requesting the hearing, Malinovsky wrote to committee chairman Foghel that the reforms called for in Hanegbi’s letter have “not progressed at all.”“The government ministries presented no work plan and provided no substantive answers to the issues raised — including the costs of treating terrorists in the public healthcare system.”In a social media post Monday night, Malinovsky vowed she would change the policy, thus preventing jailed terrorists from being treated in civilian hospitals.“Only in Israel – terrorists receive treatment in the public health system. I will put a stop to this!”During the Knesset committee hearing, Malinovsky described incidents in which hospitals admitted they had received terrorists for treatment without being alerted at the time to their security status.Shai Glickman, the head of an Israeli human rights group, B’Tsalmo, recalled incidents in which terrorists were treated in the same ward as their victims immediately following attacks.Malinovsky proposed expanding the medical care offered at security prisons, while banning terrorists from civilian hospitals.Committee chairman MK Foghel endorsed Malinovsky’s plan, telling the committee: “We want imprisoned terrorists in need of medical treatment to receive it within the prison walls, so they won’t be brought into a civilian environment.”Along with the tensions created by treating terrorists in Israeli hospitals, the current policy also places a heavy burden on the prison system, with a minimum of three guards required to watch each terrorist during their hospital stay.During Monday’s hearing, Malinovsky also suggested that shifting terrorist care to prisons would enable authorities to provide the minimal care necessary to adhere to international law.“Sadly, [Israel] needs to provide treatment to those detained in prisons because we’re obligated to,” Malinovsky said. “The question is, what kind of treatment?”The post Lawmakers call to ban terrorists from Israeli hospitals appeared first on World Israel News.