Israel’s Ben-Gvir lauds harsh conditions for Palestinian female prisoners

Palestinian groups condemn prison footage as humiliation and intimidation.Published On 30 Aug 202630 Aug 2026Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has posted footage from a prison holding Palestinian women on social media, boasting that he is responsible for the harsh conditions imposed on them.The video, posted on Ben-Gvir’s X account on Sunday, shows him entering a section holding female prisoners and confronting them about their complaints regarding detention conditions.One prisoner tells him: “This is our third day without showering. We are not receiving medical treatment, and our clothes are not clean.”Ben-Gvir responds: “The good conditions in the prisons are over. This is the current situation, and I am directly responsible for everything. I am pleased with these conditions.”In a post accompanying the video, the far-right minister wrote that the “whining” of prisoners over their conditions would not influence him, arguing that Israeli captives held in Gaza had not enjoyed adequate conditions.“I’ll continue to lead a policy of the bare minimum of the minimum,” he said.Gaza’s Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs condemned Ben-Gvir’s visit, saying the f...