Israel minister Ben-Gvir threatens to execute jailed Hamas figure
Itamar Ben-Gvir confronted Hamas operative Hassan Salameh in an Israeli prison, where Salameh is serving time for his involvement in lethal attacks. In a dramatic moment he described as closure, Ben-Gvir expressed his wish for Salameh to face execution. This incident underlines Ben-Gvir’s hardline approach to security regarding Palestinian prisoners, especially following recent legislation…
Israel's national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, has unveiled a video in which he confronts a jailed Hamas operative, Hassan Salameh, and threatens to execute him. In the footage, Ben-Gvir stands before Salameh inside an Israeli prison, surrounded by armed, masked guards. The Times of Israel reports that Ben-Gvir declares to Salameh, "I want to kill you. I want to put you to death."
Ben-Gvir claims that the encounter provides him with a sense of "closure," recalling his activism as a teenager following the 1996 Jerusalem bus bombings. He tells Salameh that while he is responsible for making his life "hell" in prison, he desires his execution. Salameh is currently serving multiple life sentences in an Israeli prison for his involvement in a series of Hamas-orchestrated attacks in 1996, including suicide bombings targeting buses in Jerusalem.
These attacks resulted in the death of 45 people and were part of a wave of suicide bombings in Israel during that year. Salameh was arrested, convicted, and sentenced to multiple consecutive life terms for his role in the attacks, which were also reported to be carried out by a senior Hamas figure by Al Jazeera.
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