Ben-Gvir defends prison policy after panelist cites former hostages' accounts

The Israeli national security minister responds with policing claims and says he is proud of making prison conditions harsh.

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Challenged over whether his treatment of Palestinian prisoners worsened conditions for Israeli hostages, Itamar Ben-Gvir responds by defending his record on policing and prisons.

The exchange appears in a short interview excerpt from Israel's i24NEWS Hebrew. Studio panelist Kremshnit says people who returned from captivity reported that their treatment had become much worse because of the national security minister's actions. He presents those accounts as a criticism of Ben-Gvir's conduct in prisons.

Ben-Gvir, appearing remotely from an event, turns to what he describes as his achievements: raising police salaries by 40 percent, expanding police staffing and establishing the National Guard. He then argues that terrorists seek to destroy Israelis regardless of their political or religious differences.

The minister closes by saying he is proud of having made conditions in prison hellish for them. The excerpt ends on that defense of his approach, rather than a detailed response to the former hostages' accounts cited by the panelist.

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