Far-right Ben-Gvir urges Israel to kill ‘30 to 40 every night’ in Gaza

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Israeli extremist lawmaker Itamar Ben-Gvir publicly advocated killing 30 to 40 people every night in Gaza during a conversation on a podcast. These comments stirred a reaction through Palestinian media amidst ongoing tensions after the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack.

An extremist Israeli lawmaker in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition publicly advocated for killing “30 to 40” people in Gaza each night, comments that surfaced Sunday and were quickly shared by Palestinian media. Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir made the statement while speaking to a former Gaza-held hostage, Rom Braslavski, on Braslavski’s podcast. The two were discussing Israel’s recovery from the Hamas attack of October 7, 2023, when Ben-Gvir criticised Israel’s recent...