{"id":61786,"date":"2026-08-31T07:59:31","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T11:59:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/hamas-condemns-rising-settler-violence-ben-gvirs-treatment-of-prisoners\/31\/08\/2026\/"},"modified":"2026-08-31T07:59:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T11:59:31","slug":"hamas-condemns-rising-settler-violence-ben-gvirs-treatment-of-prisoners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/hamas-condemns-rising-settler-violence-ben-gvirs-treatment-of-prisoners\/31\/08\/2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Hamas condemns rising settler violence, Ben-Gvir&#8217;s treatment of prisoners"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\" data-body-type=\"bodyblocks\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to Hamas, the Israeli government&#8217;s condemnations of the attacks are &#8220;nothing more than a smokescreen&#8221; meant to ease international pressure.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Hamas on Sunday condemned the <a data-ylk=\"slk:escalating settler violence;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/tags\/kusra\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">escalating settler violence<\/a> in the West Bank, claiming it to be part of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu&#8217;s &#8220;genocidal war&#8221; against Palestinians in a statement shared on the terrorist group&#8217;s English-language Telegram channel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;War criminal Netanyahu, who spearheaded the genocidal war against our people in Gaza, is pursuing the same criminal approach in the West Bank by giving colonial-settlers free rein to escalate their organized terrorism, as an extension of his policies of killing, displacement, and ethnic cleansing,&#8221; Hamas wrote in its statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Further, Hamas argued that Netanyahu is allowing the violence to appease right-wing extremists.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to Hamas, the Israeli government&#8217;s condemnations of the attacks are &#8220;nothing more than a smokescreen&#8221; meant to ease international pressure.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Further, Hamas claimed the condemnation is to rid itself of direct responsibility for the attacks while continuing to &#8220;provide protection and cover for the settlers, giving them free rein to commit further crimes&#8221; against Palestinians.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\"><span class=\"[&amp;_p]:inline\"><\/p>\n<p>Footage showing extremist settlers running in the West Bank village of Kusra, August 12, 2026. (credit: screenshot\/section 27a copyright act)<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The statement follows ongoing clashes in the Palestinian village of Kusra, and the incident last week in which MK Zvi Sukkot (Religious Zionist Party) <a data-ylk=\"slk:destroyed a monument in Kafr Madama;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/israel-news\/article-906496\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">destroyed a monument in Kafr Madama<\/a> near Nablus.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Hamas condemns Ben-Gvir taunting female prisoners<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In a separate statement, Hamas condemned National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir&#8217;s visit to Damon Prison, during which he was seen touring a security wing and speaking with female prisoners.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A statement from Ben-Gvir&#8217;s office claimed that the prisoners were female Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) terrorists.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In <a data-ylk=\"slk:footage published by Ben-Gvir on Sunday;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/israel-news\/article-907000\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">footage published by Ben-Gvir on Sunday<\/a>, he can be seen speaking to the women about the harsh prison conditions and the revocation of benefits that had been customary in the past.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Responding to their complaints, the minister said that &#8220;our hostages did not have shampoo and did not have these conditions [in Gaza].&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I heard the prison officers and also the complaints of the terrorists,&#8221; Ben-Gvir said. &#8220;We are not apologizing; anyone who harms Israeli civilians will not receive a kindergarten in prison. Terrorists, both male and female, will receive the minimum required by law, and nothing beyond that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Hamas, in its statement, criticized Ben-Gvir for turning the women&#8217;s &#8220;suffering into a showpiece before cameras,&#8221; which reflects the &#8220;extent of fascism and political and moral depravity, and exposes the vengeful, terrorist mindset&#8221; Israel and its leaders have.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;We warn of the danger of continuing to turn the occupation&#8217;s prisons into open arenas for violations, humiliation, threats, torture, and murder, and of exploiting the occupation&#8217;s leaders the suffering of our prisoners as cheap electoral propaganda,&#8221; it wrote. &#8220;We emphasize that these crimes require effective action at all levels to support their cause and put an end to their suffering.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Hamas: Int&#8217;l community, UN failed to hold Israel accountable<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The terror group also noted that the failure of the international community and the <a data-ylk=\"slk:United Nations;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/israel-news\/article-906973\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">United Nations<\/a> to hold Israel accountable and prosecute its leaders &#8220;is what encouraged them to continue these violations and turn them into a daily practice.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;The verbal statements of condemnation remain fruitless, as long as the occupation continues its crimes without accountability or deterrent punishment,&#8221; it concluded, calling on the international community to draw the issue of Palestinian prisoners in Israel to the public eye and &#8220;refuse to allow their suffering to be normalized or treated as a matter of routine.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/world\/articles\/only-smokescreen-hamas-condemns-rising-111943307.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to Hamas, the Israeli government&rsquo;s condemnations of the attacks are &ldquo;nothing more than a smokescreen&rdquo; meant to ease international pressure. 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