Ben-Gvir brags about starving Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails

Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir boasted on Thursday about starving Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails.

Ben-Gvir arrived on Thursday at the Israeli Supreme Court, which is considering a petition submitted by the Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) (a non-governmental organization) to stop the starvation of Palestinian prisoners.

Since Ben-Gvir assumed his duties as Minister of National Security at the end of 2022, the conditions of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons have deteriorated significantly.

A significant drop in the weight of prisoners has been observed due to the policies imposed by Ben-Gvir in prisons.

Ben-Gvir said in a post on the X platform: "I arrived at the Supreme Court to attend a hearing on the petition of the Association for Civil Rights in Israel, regarding the living conditions and detention of Palestinian prisoners."

"Instead of discussing how to enhance deterrence, they question whether the menu is balanced, healthy, and contains enough vitamins," he added sarcastically.

Ben-Gvir described this as "madness and delusion. The State of Israel is in a state of war (of genocide in Gaza), and while our soldiers are sacrificing their lives, the Supreme Court is busy with hearings for a group of hypocrites," he said.

Proudly starving Palestinian prisoners, Ben-Gvir said, "I am here to ensure that terrorists receive the minimum of food."

For its part, the Association for Civil Rights in Israel said in a Facebook post: "Ben Gvir will soon appear in court as a defendant."

She added that Ben-Gvir "arrived at the Supreme Court himself to cause a stir, perhaps to disrupt the session and intimidate the judges, to take photos with police officers, and to make populist statements."

It also noted that "the petition was submitted to the court after countless testimonies were published describing a systematic policy of food shortages, to the point of starvation," while the court did not specify when it would issue its ruling on the petition.

According to data from the Israeli Prison Service, there are 10,762 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons.

Since October 7, 2023, Israel, with American support, has been committing genocide in Gaza, leaving more than 198,000 Palestinians dead or wounded, most of them children and women, more than 10,000 missing, hundreds of thousands displaced, and a famine that has claimed the lives of many.

Since the beginning of the genocide, Israel has arrested thousands of Palestinians, later releasing a small number of them who showed signs of torture and severe hunger, unlike the Israeli prisoners released by Hamas who appeared to be in good health.