Far-right Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has called for stepped-up air strikes on the Gaza Strip and for Israel to kill ‘30 to 40’ Palestinians a day, while also renewing calls to resettle Israelis in the Palestinian enclave at the expense of the indigenous population.
Ben-Gvir, leader of the far-right Jewish Power party, made the remarks on the ‘October 8’ podcast hosted by Rom Braslavski, a former Israeli prisoner of Hamas.
Yesterday, the Jerusalem Post published excerpts from the interview, in which Ben-Gvir said Israel should not limit its attacks to those who ‘pose an immediate threat,’ calling instead for far-ranging air strikes across the entire Gaza Strip.
He said some people ‘aren’t worthy of life … they aren’t people at all.’ He also said Palestinians uninvolved in the fighting should not be exempt from Israeli attacks.
Ben-Gvir also renewed his call for Israeli settlements to be re-established in Gaza, saying: “I see all of Gaza as ours.”
He added that settlements should not be limited to the former Gush Katif settlement bloc, which Israel evacuated in 2005, but should extend across the entire enclave.
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