Hamas sends hostage torture video with direct warning to Israeli minister
The TelegraphHamas is filming the torture of Israeli hostages in an attempt to force Israel to ease conditions for Palestinian prisoners. In one video, members of the terrorist group directly address Itamar Ben-Gvir, Israel’s national security minister who controls prison policy, two Israeli officials told The Telegraph. The video shows hostages being tortured while Hamas warn that harsher conditions for Palestinian prisoners held in Israel are affecting the well-being of hostages in Gaza. A New York Times investigation also found that some 1,200 Palestinian civilians had been held at the Sde Teiman camp “without the ability to plead their cases to a judge for up to 75 days.” Mr Ben-Gvir has made it a priority to worsen conditions for Palestinian prisoners since taking office in December 2022, causing him to clash repeatedly with the Shin Bet intelligence agency who feared it would ignite another violent conflict with Hamas.