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An image of Israeli hostage Rom Braslavski is displayed during a demonstration at Hostages’ Square in Tel Aviv, 9 August 2025 (Jack Guez/AFP)

Israeli Minister Ben Gvir Tells Freed Hostage: I'll Try to Let You Personally Hang Palestinian Prisoners

Ben Gvir told a former hostage he'd try to let him personally execute Palestinian prisoners, and called for nightly assassinations and expulsion in Gaza.

August 18, 2026