[News] Ben-Gvir pushes for killing 30-40 Palestinians every night

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Ben-Gvir pushes for killing 30-40 Palestinians every night
Al Mayadeen English
August 16, 2026
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The Israeli minister’s remarks advocate killings, executions, and
territorial expansion while raising fears of forcible displacement of
Palestinians.

   - [image: ‘I want to use my own hands’: Ben-Gvir calls for executions]
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   Israeli Minister of Police, Itamar Ben-Gvir, is pictured before US
   President Donald Trump arrives to address the Knesset, al-Quds, occupied
   Palestine, October 13, 2025 (*AP*)

Israeli Police Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir openly called for intensified
killings and permanent Israeli settlement across Gaza, saying "targeted
killings should be carried out in Gaza" and advocating that "every night"
30 or 40 Palestinians should be killed.

He went further, declaring that "all of Gaza" should be "Israeli territory"
with settlements throughout the Strip, while calling for Palestinians to be
encouraged to leave and promising he'll "turn the world upside down" to
execute Palestinians.

"In my imagination, I see all of Gaza as ours, with settlements, not only
in the Gush Katif area, but throughout Gaza. Encourage as much emigration
as possible, send them back to their countries, and the terrorists? No
emigration and no nothing kill them one by one," Ben-Gvir said.
Ben-Gvir endorses executions of Palestinians in brutal ‘justice’ call

Ben-Gvir endorsed executions by hanging, repeatedly saying Palestinians
"don’t deserve to live," while admitting he was "glad things are bad for
them
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and arguing that "the death penalty" is the only path toward "justice".
A rhetoric with grave human rights implications

The remarks represent a striking escalation in rhetoric from a senior
Israeli minister, openly advocating killings, executions, and the permanent
settlement of Gaza while describing Palestinians as people who “don’t
deserve to live.”

Such statements raise grave concerns under international human rights
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and humanitarian law, which protect the right to life and prohibit
arbitrary killing, collective punishment, and the forced displacement of
civilians.

The United Nations has identified killings of civilians, collective
punishment, incitement to violence, and the denial of essential resources
as matters requiring investigation under international law.
Ben-Gvir’s Gaza agenda draws alarm over ethnic cleansing of Palestinians

Beyond their brutality, Ben-Gvir's comments raise a fundamental question
about the consequences of treating an entire civilian population as a
target for punishment.

The call to make Gaza “Israeli territory” while encouraging Palestinians to
leave, coupled with advocacy for repeated killings and executions, points
to a vision in which Palestinians' basic rights and protections are
subordinated to territorial and political aims.

The remarks therefore go beyond inflammatory language, raising serious
concerns about the lives of Palestinians under Israeli occupation and the
extent to which such rhetoric can normalize the targeting, killing, and
forced displacement of civilians.

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ploy
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