Israel's National Security Minister advocated killing dozens in Gaza nightly during remarks to a former hostage, escalating extremist rhetoric.
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Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir explicitly advocated for killing "30 to 40" people in Gaza nightly while speaking to a former hostage, per AP News. The statement represents an escalation in genocidal rhetoric from senior Israeli officials targeting Palestinians in the besieged enclave.
Palestinian lawyer Ahmad Ibsais told Al Jazeera that Israel's targeting of Palestinian women constitutes genocide overlooked by international law. This legal analysis follows documented patterns of systematic violence against Palestinian civilians that rights organizations have identified as meeting the definition of genocide under international conventions.
The extremist statements from Israeli officials come as the Trump administration pursues contradictory foreign policies, with President Trump announcing plans to scale back military exercises in South Korea while citing his "very good relationship" with North Korea's leader, according to BBC World reporting.
Domestic opposition to Trump's foreign policy continues to grow, with Senator Jon Ossoff criticizing the president's management of the Iran war during a rally in Atlanta. The Georgia Democrat accused Trump of lying "the nation into a war," highlighting increasing fractures within US political leadership over military interventions abroad.