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

AP Associated PressSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-08-17 · 04:21 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min

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Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir, an Israeli lawmaker in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition, publicly suggested killing "30 to 40" people in Gaza each night. These remarks were made on Sunday during a podcast with former Gaza-held hostage Rom Braslavski. The discussion centered on Israel's response to the October 7th Hamas attack, with Ben-Gvir criticizing recent reductions in Israeli strikes on Gaza. The comments were subsequently shared by Palestinian media.

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The comments were quickly shared by Palestinian media.

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Ben-Gvir criticized Israel's recent drawdown of strikes in Gaza.

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Ben-Gvir made the statement on a podcast with former Gaza hostage Rom Braslavski.

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Far-right Israeli lawmaker Itamar Ben-Gvir urged killing '30 to 40' people in Gaza each night.

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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 drawdown of strikes in Gaza.

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