'Blow to Israel's security': Ben-Gvir slams High Court directive allowing Nukhba terrorists visits

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir criticized the High Court of Justice directive that allows Nukhba terrorists to receive visits for the first time since October 7, according to a statement released on Monday. Ben-Gvir argued that the decision would harm Israel's security deterrence, pointing to what he described as the impact of tougher conditions for security prisoners. 'The High Court's directive to allow visits to Nukhba terrorists for the first time since October 7 constitutes a direct blow to the State of Israel's security deterrence," Ben-Gvir said. He also linked a decline in terrorist attacks to reforms in prison conditions. When the death penalty for terrorists law first passed in April, Ben-Gvir told The Jerusalem Post that the measure would help prevent another attack like the October 7 massacre, defending it amid international condemnation and saying it would align Israel with US capital punishment policies. Keshet Neev and Jerusalem Post Staff contributed to this report.