Israeli National Security Minister Itmar Ben Gvir said that the IDF is not killing enough people in Gaza.
“I think targeted assassinations should be carried out in Gaza, taking down 30 to 40 every night. Not just those who pose an immediate threat — there are people there who are not worthy of life,” Ben Gvir said in comments that were first reported on Sunday. “They shouldn’t live. They’re not even people.”
Ben Gvir added that he disagrees with the current policy of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Israel has slowed attacks on Gaza since agreeing to a ceasefire deal in October. However, the IDF has not halted operations in Gaza.
Over the past ten months, Israel has killed over 1,000 Palestinians and expanded control of Gaza to 70% of the territory.
Ben Gvir has made multiple statements calling for the mass killing of Palestinians. “I see all of Gaza as ours,” said Ben Gvir in the interview. “Settlements not just in Gush Katif but throughout Gaza, encouraging as much emigration as possible, sending them to their countries, and for the terrorists, no emigration, nothing, just to kill them one by one.”
Since October 7, 2023, Israel has been in the process of ethnically cleansing Gaza. Ben Gvir’s issue with Netanyahu is that he is not expelling the Palestinians fast enough.
