Ben Gvir meets with senior Hamas official in prison: "I will execute you" | Watch

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir met in prison with senior Hamas official Hassan Salameh, one of the architects of the 1996 Jerusalem bus line 18 suicide bombings. Ben Gvir berated Salameh for worsening his prison conditions and declared that when he becomes defense minister, he will work to execute him. Ben Gvir described the meeting as a personal closure.

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir met in prison with senior Hamas official Hassan Salameh, one of the architects of the 1996 Jerusalem bus line 18 suicide bombings. During the meeting, Ben Gvir berated Salameh for worsening his prison conditions and declared that in the future, when he is appointed defense minister, he will work to execute him. Ben Gvir described the meeting as a personal closure, noting that as a teenager he protested in the streets after the attacks. Salameh, who is serving 46 consecutive life sentences, was captured by our forces in the Hebron area in May 1996 after being wounded by gunfire while trying to escape. He was convicted of direct responsibility for the suicide attacks that claimed the lives of 46 people. Ben Gvir added that he has led a policy that made the terrorist's life a living hell, and that as defense minister he will advance executions and a policy of emigration from Gaza and Judea and Samaria. The report details Ben Gvir's statements without corroboration or comment from official or legal sources.