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Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Ben Gvir’s call to impose death penalty on terrorists met with applause at Ran Gvili’s funeral
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleJessica Steinberg, The Times of Israel's culture and lifestyles editor, covers the Sabra scene from south to north and back to the center
Public Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir speaks at Ran Gvili’s funeral.
“Your pain is our pain, your sadness is our sadness, your pride is our pride,” says Ben Gvir of Gvili, a fallen police officer.
“Your way forces us, right and left, religious and secular, Arabs and Muslims, and Druze and Circassian, to destroy the Hamas organization! Punishment for the terrorists, those who raped our women and killed our children deserve the punishment of death.”
He calls the Gvili family a “family of lions,” and says that Talik Gvili “teaches us what it is to be a proud Jewish mother.”
“Rani was born into this DNA of Talik and Itzik.”
Ben Gvir speaks of Gvili’s bravery on October 7, 2023.
“He put his shoulder into [the fight against] our enemies, even when his shoulder was broken,” says Ben Gvir, who thanks Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for his stubbornness in bringing home Gvili’s body for burial.
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