Senior Israeli official calls for killing of "30 to 40" Gazans every night

Israel's far-right national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, in a podcast published over the weekend, called for "30 to 40" people to be killed per night in targeted assassinations in the Gaza Strip. Discussing Israel's response to the Hamas-led terrorist attack on Oct. 7, 2023, which sparked the war in Gaza, and Israel's recent move to reduce the number of strikes being carried out in the decimated Palestinian territory, Ben-Gvir said: "It's no secret, I disagree with the prime minister … 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," added the Israeli cabinet member. "There are people there who are not worthy of life. They shouldn't live. They're not even people."The security chief made the comment to Rom Braslavski, who was previously held as a hostage in Gaza, on his Sunday podcast. Israel's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir (C) enters Al-Aqsa Mosque compound during the day of Tisha B'Av (the ninth day of Av) commemorating the destruction of the first and second temples in Jerusalem by the ancient Babylonians and Romans respectively, in Jerusalem, July 23, 2026...