Politics
Israeli minister threatens imprisoned Hamas commander with execution in cell video
September 28, 2026 at 10:57 AM
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4 reports · 3 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 15 hours
يواليوم السابع
أريد قتلك.. والسيادة لنا بالأقصى. تصريحات وزير إسرائيلي تثير غضب فلسطيني - اليوم السابع
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AJAl Jazeera English
Palestinians denounce Israeli minister Ben-Gvir’s threats against prisoner
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MAMasrawy
بن غفير هدده بالإعدام.. قصة الأسير حسن سلامة المحكوم عليه بـ48 مؤبدًا | مصراوي
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AJAl Jazeera Arabic
"أريد قتلك".. بن غفير يهدد الأسير حسن سلامة داخل زنزانته
(opens the publisher’s site)Ben-Gvir published a video of himself threatening Palestinian prisoner Hassan Salameh with death during a cell visit, drawing Palestinian condemnation.
- Ben-Gvir stormed Salameh's cell, telling him "I want to kill you, I want to execute you," and posted the video on X.
- Ben-Gvir said the visit took place two weeks earlier and that as defense minister he would execute prisoners and advance expulsion from Gaza and the West Bank.
- At the Al-Aqsa compound, Ben-Gvir stated Hamas wanted his defeat and that Israel holds sovereignty over the mosque and the prisons.
- Hamas condemned the video as a display and said the threats portend new killing crimes against Palestinian prisoners, vowing to continue efforts to free them.
- The Palestinian Authority's Commission of Detainees condemned the video as degradation and organized terrorism against Salameh.