{
  "id": 1288411,
  "title": "Israel’s Ben Gvir advocates killing ’30 to 40′ people in Gaza nightly while speaking to ex-hostage",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/israels-ben-gvir-advocates-killing-30-to-40-people-in-gaza-nightly-1288411",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-16T14:17:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CityNews",
    "slug": "citynews",
    "url": "https://toronto.citynews.ca/2026/08/16/israels-ben-gvir-advocates-killing-30-to-40-people-in-gaza-nightly-while-speaking-to-ex-hostage/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Israeli politician and Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir stirred controversy while discussing a former Gaza hostage on his podcast. Addressing the ongoing peace process, Ben-Gvir suggested the assassination of \"30 to 40\" individuals in Gaza each night. The statement, made in response to a perceived drawdown of Israeli strikes in Gaza, quickly gained traction in Palestinian media. Ben-Gvir, who oversees Israel's police force and prisons, opposes the diminishing military presence in Gaza. He advocates for mass emigration of Palestinians from Gaza and resettlement of the territory by Israel, a proposal condemned as ethnic cleansing by international lawyers. This stance marks a surge in the popularity of far-right ideologies in the leadup to Israel's upcoming elections.",
  "summary": "JERUSALEM (AP) — An extremist Israeli lawmaker in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition publicly advocated for killing “30 to 40” people in Gaza each night, comments that surfaced Sunday and were quickly shared by Palestinian media.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Gaza genocide: How Israel made horror a ritual of daily life",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/gaza-genocide-how-israel-made-horror-a-ritual-of-daily-life-1276687",
        "published": "2026-08-16T13:13:50.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Israel’s Ben Gvir advocates killing ’30 to 40′ people in Gaza nightly while speaking to ex-hostage",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/israels-ben-gvir-advocates-killing-30-to-40-people-in-gaza-nightly",
        "published": "2026-08-16T14:17:39.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}