{
  "id": 16508674,
  "title": "Israel’s Ben-Gvir boasts of confiscation of Palestinian prisoners’ makeshift cake",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/israels-ben-gvir-boasts-of-confiscation-of-palestinian-prisoners",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-25T18:43:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israels-ben-gvir-says-he-confiscated-improvised-cake-made-palestinian"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir celebrated the confiscation of Palestinian prisoners' homemade cake, claiming it brought them \"hell\" in prison. Ben-Gvir remarked that the inmates at Lavi prison had been hoarding food, saving bread and jam to prepare an improvised cake for a celebratory occasion. Despite the prisoners' efforts, the authorities intercepted the cake and transferred the inmates to solitary confinement following a disciplinary trial. Ben-Gvir emphasized that the prisoners had meticulously planned their celebration but were now denied the joy on Tuesday. He urged voters to support him by voting \"B\" in the upcoming election, stating, \"On Tuesday, it's forbidden to let them celebrate—vote B at the ballot box!\"",
  "summary": "Israel’s Ben-Gvir boasts of confiscation of Palestinian prisoners’ makeshift cake Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir boasted of making Palestinian prisoners’ lives “hell” and said prison authorities confiscated a makeshift cake they had prepared and sent them to solitary confinement. The prisoners at Lavi prison “hoarded the little food they had”, saving bread and jam over…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Israel should conquer Gaza, send Gazans to France, Ben-Gvir tells ‘Post’ - interview",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/israel-should-conquer-gaza-send-gazans-to-france-ben-gvir-tells-post",
        "published": "2026-10-25T19:56:53.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}