
Israel's National Security Minister calls for more targeted killings in the Gaza Strip
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Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir called for an intensification of targeted killings in the Gaza Strip during a podcast.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz condemned the scandalous words of Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir about killings in the Gaza Strip, Reuters reports citing a representative of the German Cabinet.
Ben-Gvir, in a podcast with former Hamas hostage Rom Braslavsky, said the Israeli military in the Gaza Strip should carry out 30 to 40 targeted killings per night, the Financial Times reported on Monday. The minister added that some people in Gaza allegedly “don’t deserve to live.”
Politico reported on Tuesday that after Ben-Gvir's statements, members of the Bundestag called on the EU to impose sanctions against him. German Vice-Chancellor and Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil condemned the behavior of the Israeli minister and supported the idea of German parliamentarians.
"German Chancellor Friedrich Merz strongly condemns the inhumane remarks of Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir," the Reuters report said.

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