‘I want to kill you’: Ben Gvir films himself berating terrorist behind deadly 1996 bus bombings

Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir filmed and posted a video on social media confronting Hassan Salameh, a Hamas member imprisoned for his role in the 1996 Jerusalem bus bombings. In the footage, Ben-Gvir told the inmate that he was responsible for making his life 'hell' and expressed a desire to kill him. The interaction occurred as part of a series of videos in which the minister highlights his efforts to worsen conditions for Palestinian security inmates.

Salameh was convicted for his involvement in the 1996 terror attacks on the 18 bus line in Jerusalem. Ben-Gvir noted that he had participated in protests against the bombings at the time they occurred. The incident reflects the minister's ongoing public campaign regarding the treatment of security prisoners within the Israeli penal system.