{
  "id": 11443258,
  "title": "Israeli minister fined over video showing him threatening Palestinian inmate",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/israeli-minister-fined-over-video-showing-him-threatening-palestinian",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-02T12:40:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/10/02/israeli-minister-fined-over-video-showing-him-threatening-palestinian-inmate"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Israel's national security minister, Itamar Ben Gvir, has been fined by the country's elections commission for a provocative video he posted on social media last month. The footage shows Ben Gvir threatening to execute a Palestinian prisoner, Hassan Salameh, a convicted Hamas official. Although Ben Gvir has since deleted the post, the video remains available online.\n\nThe Israeli Central Elections Committee ruled that the minister violated election rules by using the video as electoral propaganda to promote his campaign for the upcoming October 27 elections. As a result, Ben Gvir must delete the video and pay a fine of 10,000 shekels (approximately US$3,250) to two rights groups that filed a complaint against the footage. The Public Committee Against Torture in Israel (PCATI) welcomed the decision, expressing hope that such rulings would prevent Ben Gvir from using prisons for political purposes and humiliating prisoners as part of his election campaign.\n\nIn the video, Ben Gvir is seen in a prison cell confronting Salameh, who is shown standing silently while the minister declares, \"I want to kill you. I want to put you to death.\" Ben Gvir claimed in the video's caption that as national security minister, he had made Salameh's life a living hell, and as defence minister, he would seek his execution. The minister is known for his inflammatory remarks and frequent posts featuring inmate confrontations, including a video from August 2025 showing him confronting Marwan Barghouti, the most high-profile Palestinian detainee in Israeli custody. In October 2025, Ben Gvir celebrated the adoption of a new death penalty law tailored to apply to Palestinians, which he endorsed with a champagne toast.",
  "summary": "Itamar Ben Gvir was fined for violating election rules by campaigning through the video’s publication, rather than for its content.",
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        "title": "Israeli minister fined over video showing him threatening Palestinian inmate",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/israeli-minister-fined-over-video-showing-him-threatening-palestinian-11446670",
        "published": "2026-10-02T12:40:15.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}