Ben Gvir Tells Ex-Hostage Israel Should Kill 30-40 Gazans Nightly

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

54% : He has substantial control over key parts of Israel's security apparatus, running the country's prisons -- where thousands of Palestinians from Gaza and the West Bank are incarcerated -- as well as the national police force.
49% : The remarks have drawn limited coverage in Israeli domestic media, a silence that underscores how political views once confined to the far-right margins have gained traction ahead of Israel's Oct. 27 elections.
47% : Such statements have also been cited before the United Nations' top court as alleged evidence of genocidal intent.
45% : Israel's top court ruled in 2025 that the prison service under Ben-Gvir was depriving Palestinians of a minimum subsistence diet.
43% : Hamas accepted the deal, although the group linked the surrender of its heaviest weapons to the creation of a Palestinian state, something Israel's current government and most of its political class adamantly reject.
38% : Ben Gvir advocates mass emigration, expulsion of Palestinians from Gaza In the same taped appearance, the lawmaker advocated for mass emigration of Palestinians from Gaza -- a proposal that international lawyers say could amount to ethnic cleansing -- and resettlement of Gaza by Israel.
37% : Ben-Gvir criticizes drawdown of Israeli strikes in Gaza Until recently, Israel was striking Gaza nearly every day, attacks that have killed over 1,250 people since an October truce deal came into effect, according to Gaza's Health Ministry.
37% : Twenty years ago, Israel withdrew from the Gaza Strip, dismantling a block of 21 Jewish settlements known as "Gush Katif" and pulling out its forces.
32% : Netanyahu says Israel will not retreat from any of its positions in Gaza until Hamas has been completely disarmed.
30% : Israel has repeatedly rejected accusations that it is committing genocide in Gaza.
30% : Ben-Gvir oversees Israel's police force and prisons Although Ben-Gvir has no authority over Israel's military and cannot direct strikes in Gaza, his political influence has grown dramatically.
24% : Their conversation centered on Israel's response to the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack, with Ben-Gvir faulting what he described as Israel's recent reduction in strikes on Gaza.
24% : Israel's military, which says the strikes have targeted Hamas militants, appeared to ease off on the attacks in a quiet concession to U.S. President Donald Trump after Netanyahu rejected the president's latest attempt to move the truce forward.

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