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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
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Alasdair Ferguson

Far-right minister calls on Israel to kill '40 Palestinians nightly'

Smoke rises following an Israeli military strike in Gaza City, Tuesday, July 28, 2026 (Image: AP/Jehad Alshrafi)

A FAR-RIGHT Israeli minister has publicly advocated killing “30 to 40” people in Gaza every night, claiming that they are “not worthy of life” and that they are “not even people”.

Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, who is a member of prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition cabinet, made the claim that “targeted assassinations” should be carried out in Gaza while on the podcast of a former Israeli hostage.

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