Former Israeli soldier held captive in Gaza asks Ben Gvir to let him execute Palestinian prisoners

Former Israeli soldier held captive in Gaza asks Ben Gvir to let him execute Palestinian prisoners Submitted by Nadav Rapaport on Mon, 08/17/2026 - 15:19 Rom Braslavski rejected the use of a rope, saying he wanted to kill Palestinian detainees 'with my own hands' Palestinian Yaqub al-Saber is pictured at a hospital in Ramallah following his release from an Israeli prison, 8 July 2026 (Ilia Yefimovich/AFP) Off A former Israeli soldier who was held captive in Gaza asked National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir to allow him to personally execute Palestinian prisoners during an interview published on Saturday, with the far-right minister responding that he would try to make it happen. Rom Braslavski, who was released from captivity in Gaza in October 2025, made the request while interviewing Ben Gvir in the first episode of his new podcast, October 8, according to footage from the programme and Israeli media reports. “I have a personal request,” Braslavski told Ben Gvir, asking the minister to let him be “the one who hangs them”, referring to Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli prisons.