Israel’s far-right national security minister denied reports that he had received video threats from Palestinian group Hamas purporting to show Israeli hostages in Gaza being tortured. Itamar Ben-Gvir denied receiving any messages from Hamas after reports emerged in the Hebrew press that he had been apparently sent video footage of hostages being tortured in an attempt to force him to improve prison conditions for Palestinians, many of whom are facing horrific torture and abuse at the hands of Israeli authorities. The report, first aired in British right-wing newspaper The Telegraph on Sunday,…