Far-right Israeli minister boasts of worsening conditions for Palestinian prisoners

Far-right Israeli minister boasts of worsening conditions for Palestinian prisoners Israel’s far-right national security minister Itamar Ben Gvir has boasted about worsening conditions for Palestinian prisoners after visiting female inmates, according to AFP. In a video posted by Ben Gvir, a prisoner said inmates had not bathed for three days or changed their underwear, warning that the conditions could lead to disease. Ben-Gvir responded approvingly, saying he was “proud” that prison conditions had been reduced to the “bare minimum” and declaring that “the summer camps in the prisons are over”.