Prisoner X is a

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used by

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for some prisoners in Israel. *

Ben Zygier Ben Zygier was an Australian-Israeli citizen who was a veteran of the Israel Defense Forces and allegedly an agent of Mossad. He was imprisoned in Ayalon Prison, Ramla, Israel and died in custody in 2010, reportedly by hanging himself in a maxi ...

was held in Ayalon Prison in

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

until his death there in 2010. * Avri Elad (d 1993) was held in Ayalon Prison. * Marcus Klingberg was held from 1983 to 2003 in Israel * Mordechai Kedar, recruited by Israeli Military Intelligence in 1956 * "

Prisoner X2 "Prisoner X2" (in Hebrew: "האסיר איקס 2" or "X2 האסיר") is a placeholder name of a Mossad agent (described as an "important operative") who has reportedly been secretly imprisoned in Israel since about 2004, after he was convicted of ...

" - an unidentified prisoner who has been held in Ayalon Prison "for many years" () *

Unit 8200 Unit 8200 ( he, יחידה 8200, ''Yehida shmone -Matayim''- "Unit eight - two hundred") is an Israeli Intelligence Corps unit of the Israel Defense Forces responsible for collecting signal intelligence (SIGINT) and code decryption. Military pu ...

Captain Tomer Eiges , died by unclear cause while in military prison awaiting trial for security offenses which were under severe court-issued gag orders and military censorship. He is said to have seriously harmed Israeli national security while acting independently from a personal motive.

In entertainment

* ''Age of X-Man: Prisoner X'', a 2019 comic book, part of the ''

Age of X-Man ''Age of X-Man'' is a 2019 Marvel Comics crossover storyline featuring the X-Men. The name and premise are similar to the 1995 storyline ''Age of Apocalypse'', but change it into a utopia led by Nate Grey (X-Man). Publication history The X-Men c ...

'' crossover * ''

Prisoner X Prisoner X is a placeholder name used by reporters for some prisoners in Israel. * Ben Zygier was held in Ayalon Prison in Israel until his death there in 2010. * Avri Elad (d 1993) was held in Ayalon Prison. * Marcus Klingberg was held from 1 ...

'', a 2014 book by Rafael Epstein * ''

'', a 2015 Canadian science fiction film

References

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