Murphy had joined other international activists in protecting a village in Palestine against the Israeli military. Police arrested Ms Murphy and Swedish citizen Susanne Björk who is also a UK resident, under the accusation that they were in a military area.
Murphy, originally from Cork and based in Swansea since the early 80s, has been held in custody since June 1 when Israeli authorities issued a deportation order which she has decided to fight.
She was initially held at Ben Gurion Airport and was moved to Givon Prison in Ramla on Tuesday.
The ISM say that according to the deportation officer, authorities had up to 96 hours to bring her in front of a Detention Review Tribunal to review the case and take further steps.
The activist group say that Murphy was brought to a hearing with neither legal representation nor notification to her lawyer, despite Murphy’s request and despite the lawyer’s multiple attempts to reach her through the prison service.
Murphy told her family, via a phone call she was allowed to make, that she was deliberately given the wrong number for her lawyer.
The ISM say that the last time Murphy was able to speak to the lawyer was on Monday, and as of today (Thursday 5 June) they still do not know the outcome of the hearing.
The group say that tactics of denying legal advice are not new to activists standing in solidarity with Palestinians as they claim that Israeli authorities continue to act with impunity.
A spokesperson for the ISM said: “Israel labels indigenous Palestinians, their supporters and those who tell the truth about the genocide unfolding in occupied Palestine as criminals, and uses force to silence and remove them from occupied Palestine.
“While our friend Murphy remains detained, it is little in comparison to the 10,400 Palestinian political prisoners who are being starved and tortured in Israeli jails.”
Ms Murphy has a long history of social justice campaigning and activism stretching back over two decades, most recently taking part in a Palestinian protest outside Marks and Spencer on Swansea’s Oxford Street in January 2024.
Should leave here locked up
Where she is