National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir visits an Israeli prison where a large photo of destruction in Gaza was hung for Palestinian security prisoners to see.
In a video released from the visit, Ben Gvir is seen pointing to the image, saying that prisoners are forced to look at the scene on their way to their daily courtyard time, and even claims that one recognized his own home.
“This is how it’s supposed to look,” he adds.
The footage, posted to Telegram, is captioned: “The Israel Prison Service placed photos of destroyed Gaza in the terrorists’ wings — so they understand that you don’t mess with the people of Israel!”
The visit comes just days after Ben Gvir was filmed entering the cell of prominent Palestinian terror convict Marwan Barghouti and appearing to taunt him.
In the footage, published Thursday, Ben Gvir told Barghouti, “You won’t win. Whoever messes with the Nation of Israel, whoever murders our children and women — we will wipe them out. You should know this, [this happened] throughout history.”
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