Overview

• The video shows National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir flanked by a prison guard and an aide as he towers over Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti inside a corner of his Ganot Prison cell.
• In a 13-second clip posted on X, Ben Gvir declares in Hebrew that “whoever harms the people of Israel… we will erase him, with God’s help,” interrupting Barghouti’s attempt to speak.
• The Palestinian Authority and Hamas denounced the encounter as an unprecedented provocation, while prisoner groups and Barghouti’s family decried his prolonged isolation and declining health.
• An anonymous member of Ben Gvir’s entourage told AFP the visit occurred “by chance” during a routine inspection, but the date of the recording remains unverified.
• Human-rights observers and diplomats are monitoring potential legal and humanitarian ramifications as concerns mount over detainee access and treatment.