Israeli minister calls for nightly mass killings in Gaza
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- Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir called for the killing of 30 to 40 Palestinians nightly in Gaza.
- Ben-Gvir, a follower of the extremist Kahanist movement, expressed disagreement with Prime Minister Netanyahu's current approach to the conflict.
- Kahanism advocates for the violent expulsion of Palestinians from Gaza and the West Bank.
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has ignited international condemnation by advocating for the mass killing of Palestinians in Gaza. In a recent podcast, the extremist minister urged Israel to eliminate "30 to 40 people" each night through targeted assassinations.
Ben-Gvir openly stated his disagreement with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's strategy, arguing that "targeted assassinations must continue in Gaza, finishing off 30 to 40 people every night." This stance comes as Israel reportedly reduces the intensity of its operations in the devastated Palestinian territory.
According to CBS News, Ben-Gvir adheres to Kahanism, a violent ethnonationalist movement that calls for the expulsion of Palestinians from Gaza and the West Bank. He first gained public attention in 1995 for stealing the car emblem of then-Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, who was assassinated by a far-right Jewish nationalist weeks later.
I do not agree with the prime minister... I assess that targeted assassinations must continue in Gaza, finishing off 30 to 40 people every night.
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Originally published by Republika in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.
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