{
  "id": 2025662,
  "title": "Germany, France, UN condemn Israeli minister’s ‘inhumane’ Gaza remarks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/germany-france-un-condemn-israeli-ministers-inhumane-gaza-remarks-2025662",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-19T21:27:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/highlight/2026/08/20/germany-france-un-condemn-israeli-minister-s-inhumane-gaza-remarks"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Germany, France, and the United Nations have harshly condemned remarks made by Israel's far-right National Security Minister, Itamar Ben Gvir. The Israeli minister suggested that Israel should kill 30 to 40 people every night in the Palestinian territory of Gaza. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz strongly condemned the inhumane appeals, calling them a violation of international law. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot described the remarks as \"intolerable and inhumane,\" while UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called them \"appalling, outrageous, dehumanising, and dangerous.\" Israeli national security minister Ben Gvir made these statements during a podcast with a former Gaza hostage held by Hamas. The comments come amid ongoing tensions between Israel and Palestine, with Israel launching a military campaign in Gaza following the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023. The remarks have sparked calls for EU-wide sanctions against Ben Gvir, though such sanctions have not yet been approved by all 27 member states of the European Union.",
  "summary": "Israel's far-right national security minister declared that Israel should kill '30 or 40' people every night in the Palestinian territory.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Qatar Tribune",
        "title": "Israeli attack on Gaza police station kills nine",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/israeli-attack-on-gaza-police-station-kills-nine",
        "published": "2026-08-19T21:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Israeli strike on Gaza City police headquarters kills women’s police chief",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/israeli-strike-on-gaza-city-police-headquarters-kills-womens-police",
        "published": "2026-08-19T21:22:17.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Germany, France, UN condemn Israeli minister’s ‘inhumane’ Gaza remarks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/germany-france-un-condemn-israeli-ministers-inhumane-gaza-remarks",
        "published": "2026-08-19T21:27:45.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "BBC World",
        "title": "Australia 'outraged' after Israeli decision not to prosecute over killing of aid worker in Gaza",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/australia-outraged-after-israeli-decision-not-to-prosecute-over",
        "published": "2026-08-19T22:04:21.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Australia summons Israeli ambassador over Gaza aid worker's death",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/australia-summons-israeli-ambassador-over-gaza-aid-workers-death",
        "published": "2026-08-19T22:58:53.000Z"
      }
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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."
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