Israel forces Hamas prisoners to listen to its national anthem

JERUSALEM

Scores of Hamas prisoners detained since Oct. 7 have been forced to listen to the Israeli national anthem in dark cells, Israeli media has reported.

These prisoners are being held in complete isolation in the most heavily guarded cells of the prisons, Israeli Channel 13 said on Tuesday.

The prisoners are unable to go for a walk in the prison yard, have dinner together, and are forced to listen to Israeli songs, including the national anthem, throughout the day, the media outlet reported, adding that these prisoners “sit in dark cells.”

Itamar Ben Gvir, Israeli minister of public security and leader of the far-right Jewish Power party, has called for the introduction of laws that would allow these prisoners to face the death penalty.

Tel Aviv claimed to have arrested scores of Hamas members in towns and Israeli military bases on the outskirts of the Gaza Strip on Oct. 7.

Meanwhile, the Palestinian Prisoners Society said on Tuesday that the number of Palestinians arrested by Israeli forces in the West Bank since Oct. 7 has risen to over 3,290.