Ben-Gvir posts video of shackled Palestinian detainee being forced to repaint cell wall

• Ben-Gvir said that the incident is "evidence" that the ministry and IPS leadership have radically tightened prison discipline 
• He used the incident to attack political rival and The Democrats party leader Yair Golan

'Israeli' National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir shared a video footage showing a handcuffed Palestinian detainee being forced to repaint a prison wall after claiming that he "sprayed incitement graffiti on the walls of his cell."

המחבל הזה ריסס כתובות הסתה על קירות תאו, וחשב שהוא ״גבר״ שיכול לעשות בכלא ככל העולה על רוחו. אבל הוא שכח דבר אחד: יש שר ונציב ששינו את המדיניות בבתי הכלא מקצה לקצה, ובתוך שעות ספורות הוא כבר נאלץ לצבוע בעצמו את כל הקיר שריסס, כשהוא אזוק. החלום שלו ושל שאר המחבלים בכלא הוא שיאיר גולן יהיה השר, ויחזיר להם את תנאי בית המלון שאליהם התרגלו.

— איתמר בן גביר (@itamarbengvir) November 5, 2026

The recording depicts a barefoot detainee with his hands bound in metal cuffs, dipping a brush into a paint bucket and covering a bright red partition wall inside the detention unit under supervision.

Ben-Gvir stated on X that "this terrorist sprayed incitement graffiti on the walls of his cell, and thought he was a 'man' who could do whatever he pleased in prison."

Ben-Gvir said that detention regulations have been overhauled under his ministry and prison leadership.

Ben-Gvir concluded his post by targeting 'Israeli' opposition figure and former deputy military chief Yair Golan, who leads the center-left The Democrats alliance:

"The dream of him and the rest of the terrorists in prison is that Yair Golan will be the minister, and return to them the hotel conditions they've grown accustomed to."

Since assuming oversight of the prison service under the Ministry of National Security, Ben-Gvir has put stringent measures against Palestinian political prisionrs, including cutting food rations, eliminating canteen privileges, reducing recreation hours, and publicizing footage of punitive measures.

Human rights organizations and legal monitors have frequently criticized these conditions, raising concerns over detainees welfare and international standards of detention.