Live Update 
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, May 9, 2023
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, May 9, 2023
Ben Gvir hails Gaza strikes as ‘a good start’
Palestinian Islamic Jihad members gather near a damaged house after an Israeli airstrike in Rafah refugee camp, southern Gaza Strip, Palestinian Territories on May 9, 2023. (Photo by SAID KHATIB / AFP)
Far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir hails the strikes on Islamic Jihad in Gaza, calling them “a good start.”
Ben Gvir and his Otzma Yehudit party have been boycotting the Knesset and cabinet meetings in protest of what he called the “feeble” response to rockets fired from the Strip last week.
“I congratulate the prime minister on the proactive operation in Gaza,” Ben Gvir says. “It’s a good start, the time has come to change our policy in Gaza.”
He does not say if he is ending his boycott.
