'I'm Responsible for Your Hell': Ben-Gvir Threatens Hamas Terrorist Behind 1996 Bus Bombings
Ben-Gvir said the footage was filmed two weeks earlier and repeated calls for the execution of Palestinian prisoners, drawing condemnation from Palestinian officials.
- On Sunday, National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir posted a video to X confronting imprisoned Hamas figure Hassan Salameh, telling him, "I want to execute you," while boasting about his treatment of detainees.
- Salameh has been imprisoned for 30 years for his role in the 1996 Hamas-orchestrated bus bombings in Jerusalem, attacks that killed 48 people Ben-Gvir referenced while taunting the prisoner.
- Israel's Knesset approved legislation in March allowing the death penalty for Palestinian prisoners in certain cases, a measure backed by Ben-Gvir and his party, Jewish Power, though the law excludes Jewish Israelis.
- Palestinian officials and Hamas condemned the footage as a "cheap political and electoral stunt" ahead of Israel's October 27 elections, with the Palestinian Authority agency head calling prison conditions "organised terrorism."
- Ben-Gvir continues to push his "Disengagement 710" plan aimed at removing Gaza's roughly two million residents and has demanded the defense and justice portfolios for his party in any future government.
35 Articles
35 Articles
ISRAELI Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has released a video threatening to execute imprisoned Hamas member Hassan Salameh, the mastermind of the 1996 attack. Hamas has condemned the threats.
Israel Minister Ben-Gvir Threatens Hamas Prisoner with Execution in Chilling Video
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir was seen in a video confronting jailed Hamas figure Hassan Salameh inside a prison cell. The footage showed a tense exchange as Ben-Gvir spoke about prison conditions and made remarks directed at the convicted prisoner. The video surfaced amid ongoing debates over Israel's prison policies and recently enacted legislation concerning terrorism-related offences.
Israel's Minister Threatens Hamas Prisoner Israel's Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben-Gvir, posted a video on social network X on Sunday (27), in which he appears threatening the death of a Hamas terrorist group prisoner. In the images, the politician, one of the strongest voices on the far right of the country, says Hassan Salama, a senior commander of Hamas' armed arm, the Izz el-Deen al-Qassam Brigades, who wanted to see him executed.…
The Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir has released a video in which he confronts Hassan Salama, high exponent of Hamas al-Qassam Brigades: "I want to kill you, I will execute you." Ben-Gvir wears a noose pin and tells the prisoner that it will be hell for him. Salama is serving 48 life sentences after being sentenced for organizing a series of suicide bombings in 1996 that killed dozens of Israelis and wounded hundreds of the…
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 43% of the sources lean Left, 43% of the sources lean Right
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
