National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has decided to cancel the schedule of MKs visits to security prisoners which was agreed upon by former Public Security Minister Omer Barlev and former Knesset Speaker Mickey Levy, Israel Hayom reported. In a letter to Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana, Ben-Gvir announced that he is canceling the previous outline and reducing the possibilities for visits. According to the outline drawn up by the Bennett-Lapid government, each of the 120 members of the Knesset is entitled to have an individual visit with a security prisoner in prison, subject to submitting an application to the Defense Minister's office and obtaining approval. The outline entered a one-year trial period last August. According to the new minister's outline, only one MK from each Knesset faction will be able to visit with security prisoners in prison. On the other hand, general visits to prisons not involving security prisoners and visits with criminal prisoners will be allowed for all MKs. Related articles: Ismail Haniyeh's sister's social security pension denied Ministers call for offensive action against Iran Meet the new Police Commissioner Government's right flank threatens Netanyahu The Knesset forbade MKs from visiting security prisoners in 2016 after then-Joint Arab List MK Basel Ghattas was convicted smuggling mobile phones to terrorists in prison. Ghattas was stripped of his parliamentary immunity and served two years in prison for the act. The ban was appealed in the Supreme Court. As part of the petition, an outline was drawn up in 2019 by then-Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan to allow MKs to visit security prisoners again. The outline received the approval of then-Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit, but was opposed by the Knesset's legal council on the grounds that it did not allow for the proper parliamentary oversight expected of the Knesset. Ben-Gvir has decided to return to Erdan's outline, as it already received the approval of the former attorney general, and stated in his letter that it properly balances the need to prevent MKs from giving support and aid to terrorists and the need for parliamentary oversight of the prison system.