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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Israeli Lawmaker Calls for ‘Targeted Assassinations’ against Palestinians

Itamar Ben-Gvir at the scene of Wednesday's explosion in the West Bank.(EPA)

Itamar Ben-Gvir, an extremist Israeli lawmaker and who is set to become the minister in charge of police under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, called for the resumption of “targeted assassinations” against Palestinian factions.

“We must exact a price from terror,” he said at the scene of one of two explosions that went off near bus stops in Jerusalem on Wednesday, killing one person and injuring at least 18.

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