Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has called for shooting Palestinian prisoners in the head, Middle East Monitor reported.

Stirring controversy with his recent statements regarding Palestinian prisoners, Ben-Gvir said: “Prisoners should be shot in the head instead of being given more food.”

The minister addressed the issue of prison conditions by stating: “It is unfortunate that I have had to deal in recent days with whether Palestinian prisoners should receive fruit baskets.” 

He emphasized his support for a bill proposed by his right-wing Otzma Yehudit Party, which calls for executing Palestinian prisoners, stating: “They should be killed with a shot to the head, and the bill to execute Palestinian prisoners must be passed in the third reading in the Knesset.”