Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir was hospitalized following a severe car accident, which also injured his daughter, driver, and personal companion. The accident, confirmed by Ben Gvir's office, resulted in Ben-Gvir suffering a neck injury. The incident has sparked significant attention, given Ben-Gvir's controversial remarks about Palestinians and his recent proposal during a Security Cabinet meeting to execute surrendering terrorists instead of arresting them. His suggestion was met with criticism from other Israeli officials and a firm rejection from IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi, who emphasized that the IDF does not shoot those who surrender. Meanwhile, in a related security briefing, Halevi reported that hundreds of terrorists in Gaza had surrendered and were arrested.
In an interview with Israeli Channel 12, Ben Gvir's driver said that the minister's guards pointed their guns at him following the accident aiming at killing him. They refrained from killing him only when he showed them a Star of David necklace and told them that he was Jewish. https://t.co/5C1MqsKov9
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During a Security Cabinet meeting, the IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi briefed the ministers on IDF operations in Gaza and updated that hundreds of terrorists surrendered and were arrested. https://t.co/L3SuSpttpM
🚨Ben Gvir who called Palestinians "human animals" and promised to starve them, has just suffered a severe neck injury in a car accident. This God's work. Let us pray, for the worst. https://t.co/oUrAeINSHV
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⚡Ben Gvir's office: In addition to the minister's injury, his daughter was injured in the accident, as were his driver and personal companion