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Itamar Ben Gvir

Otzma Yehudit party chairman and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir at a conference in Petah Tikva, central Israel, August 16, 2026. (Erik Marmor/Flash90)
Election czar okays Ben Gvir address at police event after promise not to campaign
By ToI Staff
Sohlberg says far-right minister 'committed, including with an affidavit, not to deliver a campaign speech' after petition looked to prevent him from speaking at all
The Altalena ship burns after being shelled near Tel Aviv, June 22, 1948. (Hans Pinn/GPO)
Wreckage found of Altalena arms ship sunk in deadly 1948 power tussle, far-right ministers announce
By Sam Sokol and ToI Staff
In a video published on August 18, 2026, National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir stands in front of a construction site where he says a gallows is being built. (X screenshot)
Ben Gvir announces ground broken on gallows where ‘terrorists will be executed’
By ToI Staff and Agencies
View of the area of the planned E1 project between Jerusalem and Ma’ale Adumim, seen August 21, 2025. (Jamal Awad/Flash90)
August 21, 2026, 12:00 am
EU said readying cross-industry sanctions against Israel over E1 settlement project
Brussels reportedly devised list of sanctions — said to cover academics, commerce and security — for use if construction begins in area seen as key to future Palestinian state
By ToI Staff and Nava Freiberg
A sign seized by Israeli police after the protester was arrested, June 6, 2026 (Israel Police Spokesperson)
August 20, 2026, 10:41 am
Western allies rebuke Israel over West Bank plan, Gaza probes, ‘inhumane’ rhetoric
Britain summons envoy to protest E1 settlement project, as does Australia for IDF decision to end investigation of aid workers’ killing, while Europeans condemn Ben Gvir’s Gaza remarks
By ToI Staff
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir attends a hearing at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem on August 3, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
August 17, 2026, 12:52 am
Ben Gvir: We should kill ’30 to 40′ of Israel’s enemies in Gaza every night, ‘they’re not worthy of life’
In comments made to ex-hostage and shared widely in Arab media, minister says IDF should even kill operatives that don’t pose immediate threat: ‘They shouldn’t live, they’re not even people’
By AP and ToI Staff
Illustrative: An Israeli Jewish woman prostrates herself on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem on July 23, 2026. (Ilia YEFIMOVICH/AFP)
August 16, 2026, 9:28 pm
Jewish prayer books reportedly allowed onto Temple Mount for first time
Worshipers say police permitted them to ascend with siddurim; right-wing journalist Arnon Segal posts photo of men praying at site while reading from the prayer books
By ToI Staff
File: Medical workers operate a ventilation machine at Rambam Hospital in the northern city of Haifa, Monday, July 27, 2020 (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
August 10, 2026, 11:52 am
Rambam Hospital denies Arab staff mistreated wounded soldier after family sounds alarm
Relatives say soldier denied water, handled roughly by Arabic-speaking workers at Haifa hospital, with accusations amplified by far-right lawmakers; Arab staffers and Arab MKs say accusations stem from racism
By Stav Levaton
Members of a Gaza-bound flotilla, who were detained by Israeli security forces, speak during a press conference after arriving at Sydney International Airport on May 25, 2026. (DAVID GRAY/AFP)
August 8, 2026, 2:37 pm
Report details further allegations that Gaza flotilla activists were abused by Israel
New York Times interviews some 2 dozen activists, most alleging physical, and in 1 instance, sexual, assault; Israel has repeatedly denied the claims
By ToI Staff
Minister of Finance and Head of the Religious Zionist Party Bezalel Smotrich attends the Religious Zionism party primary ahead of the upcoming general election, in Jerusalem, July 26, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
August 7, 2026, 12:38 pm
Smotrich placates coalition on Haredi draft, but pays a cost among settler base
After voting last month to keep ultra-Orthodox evaders out of jail, far-right minister risks losing onetime supporters who serve in IDF and bear heavy burden in wartime
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Crocodiles at Jerusalem's Biblical Zoo, August 18, 2024. (Police spokesperson)
August 2, 2026, 8:27 pm
Court freezes transfer of crocodiles to prison moat, putting Ben Gvir’s plan on hold
Following petition from animal rights group against move to surround Ketziot Prison with Nile crocodiles, Jerusalem District Court gives state until Wednesday to respond
By ToI Staff
A woman walks near Tzur Misgavi, an illegal outpost in Gush Etzion, in the West Bank, November 17, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
July 31, 2026, 12:06 pm
God, land and politics: As Israel heads to elections, where do religious Israelis stand?
Bombastic, hardline politicians have become the face of the Religious Zionist community, but recent polling shows that while core beliefs are unchanging, the group is far from a monolith
By Rossella Tercatin
A man, suspected of breaking into an apartment and raping a woman in Gedera, arrives for a court hearing at the Rishon Lezion Magistrate's Court, on February 5, 2023. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
July 29, 2026, 2:39 pm
Man sentenced to 21 years over 2023 rape that charged Jewish-Arab tensions
Bedouin construction worker raped mother in front of her child; Ben Gvir appears in court and alleges nationalistic motive for assault, despite no evidence pointing to this
By Charlie Summers
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir leads a faction meeting of his Otzma Yehudit party at the Knesset in Jerusalem on May 25, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 28, 2026, 7:00 pm
Walla news site offered pre-election promo campaign to Ben Gvir’s ministry — report
Aborted ‘On the Home Front’ project reportedly would have seen newsroom produce articles, documentary about civilian security squads that the far-right minister has championed
By ToI Staff
Footage posted to social media appears to show a mosque burning along with graffiti calling for revenge in the village of Qusra, south of Nablus, in the West Bank, after an alleged settler attack, July 26, 2026. (Screenshot via X, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
July 26, 2026, 11:52 am
Settlers torch two mosques, scrawl ‘revenge’ graffiti in overnight West Bank rampages
Reports say settlers also attacked Palestinians, set cars on fire; IDF condemns incident, says troops arrived too late to apprehend suspects who set one house of worship on fire
By Emanuel Fabian, Nurit Yohanan and ToI Staff
Yuval Kogan (Courtesy)
July 24, 2026, 12:39 pm
4-year-old boy who went missing on Ashkelon beach found alive after daylong search
Yuval Kogan reported to be well, with footage showing him sitting in a car with volunteers and police; his mother said she was waiting for him with a popsicle
By ToI Staff
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir (C) enters the Temple Mount during the day of Tisha B’Av, in Jerusalem, on July 23, 2026. (ilia YEFIMOVICH/AFP)
July 23, 2026, 4:40 pm
Thousands of Jews visit Temple Mount for Tisha B’Av; some pray openly
Advocacy group says over 3,000 people visited holy site on day marking destruction of Temples; Ben Gvir among the worshipers; Jordan blasts ‘flagrant violation’ of status quo
By Charlie Summers, Nava Freiberg and AFP
Senior prison officials tour the crocodile farm at Hamat Gader in northern Israel, January 2026. (Via social media)
July 23, 2026, 11:03 am
Construction said already underway on Ben Gvir’s prison crocodile moat
Far-right minister’s office confirms that digging has begun at Ketziot Prison, despite objections from nature authority and environment ministry’s legal council
By Charlie Summers and ToI Staff
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