Israel's Ben Gvir advocates killing '30 to 40' people in Gaza nightly while speaking to ex-hostage
- National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said Israel should carry out targeted killings in Gaza and kill “30 to 40” people there each night.
- He made the remarks in a podcast discussion with Rom Braslavski, a former hostage held in Gaza, while criticizing what he described as a reduction in Israeli strikes.
- Ben-Gvir also called for mass emigration of Palestinians from Gaza and for Israeli resettlement of the territory.
- The article notes that Ben-Gvir does not command the military, but he has major influence over Israel’s prisons and national police force.
- The comments were quickly circulated by Palestinian media and add to earlier statements by Ben-Gvir that have drawn condemnation and been cited before the International Court of Justice; Israel denies genocide allegations.
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said in a podcast interview that Israel should kill “30 to 40” people in Gaza each night through targeted assassinations. He made the comments while speaking with Rom Braslavski, a former hostage, and argued that strikes in Gaza had been reduced too much.
Ben-Gvir also said Palestinians should leave Gaza in large numbers and that Israel should resettle the strip. In the interview, he said he viewed all of Gaza as belonging to Israel and said terrorists should be killed one by one.
The article notes that Ben-Gvir does not have authority over the military and cannot order strikes, but he is one of the most influential figures in Israel’s government. He oversees the prisons system and the national police force.
His remarks were quickly shared by Palestinian media. The report also says similar statements by Ben-Gvir and other Israeli officials have previously been condemned and cited in genocide-related proceedings, which Israel rejects.
以色列部长本-格维尔在与前被扣人质交谈时主张每晚杀死加沙30至40人
以色列国家安全部长伊塔马尔·本-格维尔在一次播客采访中说，以色列应通过定点清除在加沙每晚杀死“30到40”人。他是在与前被扣人质罗姆·布拉斯拉夫斯基交谈时作出这番表态的，并称加沙的空袭力度减少得太多。
本-格维尔还主张让巴勒斯坦人大规模离开加沙，并由以色列重新在当地定居。采访中，他表示自己把整个加沙都视为以色列的一部分，并说应当逐个杀死所谓的恐怖分子。
报道指出，本-格维尔没有权力指挥军方，也不能下令对加沙发动空袭，但他是以色列政府中极具影响力的人物之一，负责监狱系统和国家警察。
这些言论很快被巴勒斯坦媒体转发。报道还提到，本-格维尔和其他以色列官员过去类似的表态曾引发谴责，并在与种族灭绝相关的法律程序中被引用，而以色列否认相关指控。