Israeli Minister Itamar Ben Gvir Calls for Nightly Killings in Gaza
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- El Espectador
- Frankfurter Allgemeine
- Al-Monitor
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Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir has publicly called for the targeted killing of 30 to 40 people every night in the Gaza Strip. Speaking during a podcast with former hostage Rom Braslavski, Ben Gvir stated that these killings should not be limited to those who represent an immediate threat, asserting that there are people in Gaza who do not deserve to live and are not even people. Ben Gvir also advocated for the mass migration of Palestinians to allow for the establishment of Jewish settlements throughout the entire Gaza Strip.
Ben Gvir noted that he disagrees with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu regarding the reduction of attacks in Gaza to advance a peace plan promoted by U.S. President Donald Trump. These comments come as U.S. negotiator Jared Kushner meets with regional leaders and Prime Minister Netanyahu to discuss the future of the territory, including the disarmament of Hamas. A representative of the Board of Peace stated that it was agreed that Israeli forces will not withdraw from Gaza until Hamas is fully disarmed and the strip is demilitarized.
International reactions to the statements have been sharp. Iranian Vice Foreign Minister Kasem Gharibabadi condemned Ben Gvir as a Zionist criminal on the platform X. Additionally, UAE billionaire Habtoor has criticized the minister's rhetoric. The comments have also been noted in the context of ongoing proceedings at the International Court of Justice, where such statements are presented as evidence of genocidal intent.
How each side framed it
- Centre-left
- Highlighted the minister's history as an ex-convict and framed his settlement proposals as ethnic cleansing.
- Centre
- Focused on the reaction of regional figures to the minister's rhetoric.
- Centre-right
- Placed the comments within the broader diplomatic context of U.S. negotiations and the strategic goal of disarming Hamas.
Sources
- Centre Al-Monitor: UAE billionaire Habtoor takes aim at Ben Gvir’s Gaza rhetoric
- Centre-left El Espectador: Israeli Minister Ben Gvir calls to kill "between 30 and 40 people every night" in Gaza
- Centre-right Frankfurter Allgemeine: Far-right minister: Ben-Gvir demands killing of even more people in the Gaza Strip
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