Far-right Israeli government minister Ben-Gvir believes that Israeli soldiers must shoot Palestinian women and children in Gaza to stop 'another October 7'.

Far-right Israeli government minister Ben-Gvir believes that Israeli soldiers must shoot Palestinian women and children in Gaza to stop 'another October 7'.

Far-right Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir demanded the army shoot Palestinian women and children in Gaza during a cabinet meeting, according to the Israeli media on Monday.

“We cannot have women and children getting close to the border... anyone who gets near must get a bullet [in the head],” Ben-Gvir said during a debate with Israeli military chief Herzi Halevi on the army’s “open-fire” rules at the cabinet meeting on Sunday.

Ben-Gvir, who heads the extreme right Jewish Power party, told Halevi that Israel’s rules of engagement in Gaza were too lenient and ought to be broadened out to encompass civilians.

“You know how our enemies operate... they will try us,” Ben-Gvir said according to The Jerusalem Post.

“They will send women and children as undercover terrorists. If we continue like this, we will reach another October 7.”

Halevi did not argue with Ben-Gvir over the ethics of shooting Palestinian women and children, but rather claimed that it might lead to more “friendly fire” incidents.

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  • 420blazeit69 [he/him]
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    5 months ago

    the extreme right Jewish Power party

    Not even trying to be subtle with the ethnonationalism

  • CommunistBear [he/him]
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    5 months ago

    So they get the go-ahead to explicitly do what they've already been doing for months/years?

    • SexMachineStalin [comrade/them]
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      5 months ago

      Probably solely because of the case being initiated by South Africa has made "the situation complicated".

      So "complicated" in fact that South Africa has even confronted the panel over their hesitancy to hold Shitrael accountable, to which they haven't even recieved any sort of response apart from silence.

      I wish all members of the SAJBD a very Qassam rocket

    • kibiz0r@midwest.social
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      5 months ago

      We’ll see how the Feb 26 report goes. I can’t imagine how Israel will possibly argue that they’ve improved humanitarian aid access and protection for civilians.

    • CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org
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      5 months ago

      If it weren't for the embedded racism in our society, we'd treat Israel-Palestine the same way the West has treated every other ethnic conflict. But, many Jews are white, so...

      (I'm still unclear on what the instance rules around this are, by the way)