Israeli minister calls for more killings in Gaza

Israeli Police Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, a far-right politician, has called for the intensified killing of Palestinians in Gaza. He stated that he has disagreements with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on this issue, advocating for targeted killings every night.

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I think that targeted killings should be carried out in Gaza, removing 30, 40 (people) every night.

Ben-Gvir, who chairs the Ozma Yehudit (Jewish Power) party, specified that his call was not limited to militants posing an immediate threat. He asserted that there are people in Gaza who do not deserve to live. These provocative statements emerged as the region prepared for mediation talks concerning the post-war order in the Gaza Strip.

US envoy Jared Kushner, son-in-law of former President Donald Trump, was scheduled to meet with Netanyahu in Israel. Kushner had previously held discussions in Egypt with President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Hamas representatives regarding Gaza's future. Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and UN official Nikolaj Mladenow were also expected to attend the meeting.

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This Zionist criminal speaks at the same time about the displacement of Palestinians and settlement construction throughout the Gaza Strip.

Meanwhile, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi condemned Ben-Gvir's remarks on the platform X, labeling him a "Zionist criminal" and accusing him of speaking about Palestinian displacement and settlement construction. Gharibabadi stated these confessions should be recorded for a "reckoning day" and trial.

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These confessions must be recorded and kept for the reckoning day and for the trial of these criminals.

These comments surface amid ongoing disputes over Gaza's future roadmap. Netanyahu recently rejected a plan proposed by the "Board of Peace," stating Israel would not withdraw until Hamas was disarmed and reaffirming his opposition to an independent Palestinian state. Hamas, however, remains committed to the Gaza roadmap, according to senior Hamas official Bassem Naim. Former Israeli security advisor Meir Ben-Shabat criticized the plan, viewing it as a dilution of former US President Donald Trump's original peace proposal.

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The Israeli army will not carry out any withdrawal until Hamas is disarmed.