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Ben Gvir again urges unleashing ‘hell’ on Hamas over ‘unimaginable cruelty’ toward hostages
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleJeremy Sharon is The Times of Israel’s legal affairs and settlements reporter
Leader of the far-right Otzma Yehudit party Itamar Ben Gvir once again calls for a return to military operations to crush Hamas in Gaza, following the release of the six hostages today.
“We all saw unimaginable cruelty of the Nazis toward them [the hostages] and against Shiri, Ariel and Kfir Bibas, may God avenge their blood. The State of Israel must not allow this to pass in silence,” says Ben Gvir, who pulled his party out of the coalition in protest of the ceasefire and hostage release agreement with Hamas. He has vowed to rejoin if the war resumes.
“This is the time to open the gates of hell on Hamas, we must go back to war, to destroy and to take vengeance,” he declares.
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