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Ben-Gvir Confronts Terrorist in Prison, Vows Harsher Conditions
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir was filmed confronting a terrorist prisoner in a southern Israeli prison and threatening to worsen prison conditions and seek his execution. The footage was released on Sunday, October 11, 2026, after the encounter took place about a month earlier.
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What happened
- 01National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir was filmed confronting a terrorist prisoner in a southern Israeli prison about a month before the footage was released.
- 02The prisoner had been involved in an attempt to assassinate Ben-Gvir, according to the reports, and the encounter took place at Ofer Prison.
- 03Ben-Gvir told the inmate, "You fell on the wrong minister," and said he was not afraid of him or a thousand like him.
- 04The prisoner said prison conditions were not easy, and Ben-Gvir replied that they had changed since he took office.
- 05Ben-Gvir vowed to continue making prison conditions harsher for the inmates.
- 06He also said the prisoner should die and referred to hanging as a death sentence.
- 07Maariv said the footage was filmed before Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara’s directive on prison visits and election propaganda.
Ben-Gvir met a prisoner linked to an attempt to assassinate him, according to the reports, at Ofer Prison in southern Israel. During the exchange, he told the inmate, "You fell on the wrong minister," said he was not afraid of him or a thousand like him, and added that the attempt had only made him stronger.
The prisoner told Ben-Gvir that prison life was "not easy," and Ben-Gvir answered that conditions had changed since he took office and promised to keep making them harsher. He also said, "You need to die" and referred to hanging as a death sentence.
Maariv said the footage was filmed about a month before a directive by Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara to the Israel Prison Service aimed at preventing prison visits from being used for election propaganda. The released video was described as having been documented and shared on social media.
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