Palestinians denounce Israeli minister Ben-Gvir’s threats against prisoner
Footage of national security minister taunting Hassan Salama in his cell draws sharp condemnation from Palestinians.
The Palestinian Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs has condemned far-right Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir after he posted footage on social media showing him telling jailed Hamas figure Hassan Salama in his cell that he wanted to kill him.
“The footage published by Ben-Gvir shows that degradation and depravity have reached their highest levels,” Raed Abu al-Hummus, the head of the Palestinian Authority agency, said in a statement on Monday.
Ben-Gvir uploaded footage in a lengthy post on X on Sunday showing him inside the cell of Salama, who has been imprisoned by Israel for 30 years.
Last year, the minister was seen taunting long-imprisoned Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti in his jail cell.