US EditionItamar Ben-Gvir reenters Israel politics as Gaza conflict escalates
- Itamar Ben-Gvir has rejoined the coalition government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after leaving earlier over a ceasefire disagreement in Gaza.
- Israel's military resumed air strikes on Gaza, reportedly killing at least 409 people, including 173 children, according to Gaza's Health Ministry.
- Thousands of Israelis protested in Jerusalem against the renewed conflict and feared for the safety of hostages held by Hamas.
- Netanyahu declared the attacks as a continuation of efforts to destroy Hamas and secure the release of hostages taken during the ongoing conflict.
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Israel approves return of Ben Gvir as minister: PM office
The Israeli government has approved the return of firebrand politician Itamar Ben-Gvir as national security minister, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said Wednesday. A statement said the government had "unanimously approved Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's proposal to reappoint." Ben-Gvir's planned return to Israel's government brings back a West Bank settler who has pressed for an intensification of the war in the Gaza Strip, even…
Who Is Itamar Ben-Gvir, Hardliner Making A Comeback In Netanyahu Cabinet
Israel's far-right politician Itamar Ben-Gvir has rejoined Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government, two months after resigning over the temporary ceasefire in Gaza. Ben-Gvir's reappointment brings back a West Bank settler who has consistently called for a harsher military approach in Gaza, even as the Palestinian death count exceeded 48,000. His appointment followed new airstrikes on Gaza, ending weeks of calm after ceasefire negotiations…
Netanyahu shifts the heat to Tel Aviv, and Ben Gvir officially returns.
Demonstrations continue in the streets of Tel Aviv, denouncing the positions of Benjamin Netanyahu's government, which undermine the ceasefire agreement and prevent the return of the remaining Israeli prisoners held by Hamas. Meanwhile, the Knesset approved the return of extremist minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and his Otzma Yehudit party to the government, over the blood of hundreds of Palestinian martyrs in Gaza...
Far-right leader rejoins Netanyahu’s cabinet after Israeli bombs kill over 400 Gazans, mostly women and children
The leader of a far-right party on Wednesday returned to Israel's government as national security minister after it carried out a wave of heavy strikes that killed over 400 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
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