Israel's Police Minister Ben-Gvir calls for more killings in Gaza

Published Aug 17, 05:00 PM UTC

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On August 17, 2026, Israel's Police Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir publicly called for the killing of even more Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. In his statement, he explicitly stated that he was not referring only to militant Palestinians, but that there are people in Gaza who do not deserve to live. The remarks, reported by German news outlet WELT, represent an extreme escalation in rhetoric from a senior Israeli government official, drawing international concern over potential violations of international law and further inflaming the ongoing conflict.

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Original headline: Israels Polizeiminister fordert mehr Tötungen in Gaza

Original language: DE

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