Ben-Gvir Calls for Nightly Gaza Strikes | Dover News

Dover News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 17, 2026 · 2m

Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has reignited controversy by suggesting Israel should kill “thirty to forty” people in Gaza every night, calling them “not people” and “not worthy of life,” sparking global outrage and fueling fears of escalating violence. While he doesn’t lead the military, his influence within Israel’s far-right coalition is growing as elections near — and his past calls for mass Palestinian displacement and settlement expansion have drawn accusations of ethnic cleansing. His latest remarks come amid a reported reduction in airstrikes, which he opposes, as…