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Israel Prison Service tours crocodile farm for Ben-Gvir’s ‘alligator prison’ plan​

Senior Israel Prison Service officers toured a crocodile farm to study animal handling as part of a plan promoted by National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir to build a prison surrounded by crocodiles, inspired by a Trump-era model in Florida​


A delegation from the Israel Prison Service, led by the Deputy Commissioner, toured the crocodile farm at Hamat Gader on Thursday for a “learning visit” focused on crocodile care and handling.
The visit stems from an initiative promoted by National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir to establish a prison surrounded by crocodiles, inspired by a facility associated with U.S. President Donald Trump in Florida. The prison planned during Trump’s tenure is located in the Everglades, a region heavily populated by crocodiles, though the animals are not necessarily positioned directly around the prison walls.


According to officials familiar with the details, Ben-Gvir instructed senior Prison Service leadership to examine the feasibility of the idea, drawing on the U.S. model that incorporates natural obstacles as part of prison security systems. At this stage, the review is described as preliminary and conceptual.


Ben-Gvir has discussed the initiative with the Prison Service commissioner in recent meetings, after which it gained momentum, fueled in part by media coverage. The minister has argued that following the recent hostage release deal, there has been a rise in motivation among terrorists to attempt prison escapes.
 
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Man shot dead by police during raid in Bedouin town; officer under house arrest​

Family says man was killed on doorstep during overnight operation by masked officers in army garb, denies police claim that he posed a threat; Ben Gvir praises forces responsible​


Police shot and killed a man in his home Saturday night in Tarabin al-Sana, during a raid that has been ongoing for days in the Bedouin town.

The police said that 36-year-old Muhammad Hussein Tarabin was a suspect in the torching of cars in nearby Jewish towns and endangered forces during their overnight operation. His family denied both allegations and insisted he had been killed in cold blood.

The Department of Internal Police Investigations (DIPI) launched a probe into the incident, the State Attorney’s Office agency told The Times of Israel.

The officer suspected in the shooting was interrogated on suspicion of shooting unlawfully and was released to five days of house arrest. He was barred from entering police stations for a week, the agency said.

Far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, who oversees the police, lauded the shooting.

“Those who endanger our police and fighters must be neutralized,” he said, congratulating the forces responsible.

Tarabin was killed during an operation by a “special unit” in the police alongside the Border Police’s fledgling National Guard force, which was founded during Ben Gvir’s tenure.
The special unit consisted of masked officers in military fatigues, who entered the town at around midnight, according to the cousin of the deceased, Yusuf al-Awadra.
 
Well there goes any hope for the westbank



  • Israel has cleared final hurdles to begin the E1 settlement project, which would effectively bisect the West Bank into two separate territories.
  • International critics say the settlement would prevent a contiguous Palestinian state, though Israeli officials have championed the plan for decades.
JERUSALEM — Israel has cleared the final hurdle before starting construction on a controversial settlement project near Jerusalem that would effectively cut the West Bank into two, according to a government tender.

The tender, seeking bids from developers, would clear the way to begin construction of the E1 project.

The anti-settlement monitoring group Peace Now first reported the tender. Yoni Mizrahi, who runs the group’s settlement watch division, said initial work could begin within the month.

Settlement development in E1, an open tract of land east of Jerusalem, has been under consideration for more than two decades, but was frozen due to U.S. pressure during previous administrations.


Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, a far-right politician who oversees settlement policy, has long pushed for the plan to become a reality.


The Palestinian state is being erased from the table not with slogans but with actions,” he said in August, when Israel gave final approval to the plan. “Every settlement, every neighborhood, every housing unit is another nail in the coffin of this dangerous idea.”
 
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