Itamar Ben-Gvir says he called to bomb Gaza before Oct. 7
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‘Israeli’ National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has claimed that ‘Israel’s’ senior military intelligence establishment mocked him when he aggressively pushed for preemptive bombings of the Gaza Strip prior to the events of October 7.
"Before the seventh [of October], I was in the cabinet," Ben-Gvir told a crowd, recounting the high-level security briefings.
"I told them 'Let's bomb Gaza, let's bomb Gaza, let's bomb Gaza.' They looked at me like I was crazy."
Genocidal maniac Ben‑Gvir: "I told cabinet to bomb Gaza before Oct 7 — they looked at me as if I were crazy"
— Chay Bowes (@BowesChay) July 17, 2026
Yes, he IS crazy — and so are Netanyahu and his cabinet. pic.twitter.com/3UzzbuaSC7
Itamar Ben-Gvir’s political identity has been defined by decades of anti-Palestinian racism and hardline, far-right provocation.
Since being appointed National Security Minister in late 2022, Ben-Gvir has leveraged his cabinet authority to aggressively push policies targeting Palestinians both in the West Bank and Gaza.
In the West Bank and East Jerusalem, he has frequently joined armed settlers in tense neighborhoods like Sheikh Jarrah, once brandishing his personal firearm and shouting at
Palestinian residents, "We're the landlords here" while telling police to shoot at stone-throwers.
Following October 7, 2023, he oversaw the rapid, mass distribution of thousands of assault rifles and handguns to ‘Israeli’ settlers, an initiative closely linked to a documented surge in deadly violence against West Bank Palestinians.
Ben-Gvir’s rhetoric regarding Gaza has routinely drawn heavy international condemnation.
Throughout the ongoing war, he has adamantly opposed ceasefire negotiations, fought to block humanitarian aid from entering the Gaza Strip, and enthusiastically championed the permanent military occupation and Jewish resettlement of the territory.
He has openly boasted on social media about worsening the conditions for Palestinian security detainees—including measures of severe food restriction—and spearheaded a bill in ‘Israel's’ parliament implementing the death penalty exclusively for Palestinians.
These collective actions and escalations ultimately led to multiple Western allies, including Britain, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand, imposing direct sanctions on Ben-Gvir for inciting extremist violence.
