<article data-history-node-id="430592" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/ben-gvir-calls-death-penalty-he-faces-bound-palestinian-prisoners" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/ben-gvir-calls-death-penalty-he-faces-bound-palestinian-prisoners" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Ben Gvir calls for death penalty as he faces bound Palestinian prisoners</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p><a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/israel" target="_blank">Israeli&nbsp;</a>Minister Itamar Ben Gvir was filmed at an Israeli prison where he called for the execution of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/palestine" target="_blank">Palestinian&nbsp;</a>detainees.</p> <p>In a viral&nbsp;<a href="https://x.com/ajmubasher/status/1981142569569374567" target="_blank">clip</a>, the far-right&nbsp;national security minister was seen standing in front of a cell, declaring that&nbsp;<a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/explainers/israel-abuse-palestinian-prisoners-escalated-october" target="_blank">Palestinian detainees</a>&nbsp;"deserve a death penalty law."</p> <p>The video then pans to several Palestinians inside the cell, shackled and kneeling in a stress position with their backs to the camera.</p> <p>His remarks come as parliament prepares to debate a series of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/annexation-death-penalty-elections-bills-menu-israels-parliament" target="_blank">controversial bills</a>, including one that would impose the death penalty on those convicted of terrorism.</p> <p>Ben Gvir, who oversees prison affairs, has long called for the death penalty for Palestinians and harsher prison conditions.</p> <h3><a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/ben-gvir-calls-death-penalty-faced-bound-palestinian-prisoners">Read more:&nbsp;Ben Gvir calls for death penalty as he faces bound Palestinian prisoners</a></h3> <div alt="Ben-Gvir" data-embed-button="file_browser" data-entity-embed-display="image:image" data-entity-embed-display-settings="{" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="5aa5fd42-702a-4332-a1bf-82946a353cbb" data-langcode="en" class="embedded-entity"> <img src="https://www.middleeasteye.net/sites/default/files/images-story/israeli-defense-minister-ben-gvir-afp-october-2025.jpg" width="5331" height="2999" alt="Ben-Gvir" typeof="foaf:Image" fetchpriority="high"> </div> </div> </div> </article>