Israel's Ben-Gvir advocates killing '30 to 40' people in Gaza nightly while speaking to ex-hostage | Flipboard

Flipboard · 🇮🇱 public Israel · Aug 16, 2026 · 371 words · By Associated Press

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Israel's Ben-Gvir advocates killing '30 to 40' people in Gaza nightly while speaking to ex-hostage JERUSALEM (AP) — An extremist Israeli lawmaker in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition publicly advocated for killing “30 to 40” people in Gaza each…

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Claims checked 6

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Topics 3

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Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir made the …

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The clearest point to anchor on is this: More than 5,000 people, including a collection of prominent Jewish and pro-Israel voices, this week signed a letter rejecting the charge that Israel [committed genocide].

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Claim 1: “More than 5,000 people, including a collection of prominent Jewish and pro-Israel voices, this week signed a letter rejecting the charge that Israel [committed genocide]”

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Two independent web search results confirm that over 5,000 people, including prominent Jewish and pro-Israel figures (such as Debra Messing and Mayim Bialik), signed a letter rejecting genocide charges against Israel.

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web search NEUTRAL — Over 5,000 public figures signed an open letter rejecting that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, including Debra Messing and Mayim Bialik.The letter has a total of 5,000 signatures from entertain…
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/shari-redstone-debra-messing-mayim…

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web search NEUTRAL — An Israeli blockade heavily contributed to starvation and confirmed famine. In August 2025, about 641,000 people experienced catastrophic levels of food insecurity.[45][46] Early in the conflict, Isra…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_genocide

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web search NEUTRAL — More than 5,000 people, including a collection of prominent Jewish and pro-Israel voices, this week signed a letter rejecting the charge that Israel committed genocide in Gaza, according to the group …
https://qoshe.com/the-times-of-israel/toi-staff/prominent-je…

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Claim 2: “Twenty-four Israeli military insiders including intelligence officers and soldiers give insight into the war in Gaza and what they say is the systemic killing of Palestinian civilians in “NAZA,” a documentary that’s having its world premiere Thursday at the Venice Film Festival”

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Multiple independent sources (AP and teleSUR) confirm the documentary 'NAZA' features 24 Israeli military insiders and premiered at the Venice Film Festival.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 83rd annual Venice International Film Festival is taking place from 2 to 12 September 2026, at Venice Lido in Italy. American actress and filmmaker Maggie Gyllenhaal will serve as Jury President f…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/83rd_Venice_International_Film…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 82nd annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 27 August to 6 September 2025, at Venice Lido in Italy. American filmmaker Alexander Payne served as Jury President for the main compet…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/82nd_Venice_International_Film…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 81st annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 28 August to 7 September 2024, at Venice Lido in Italy. French actress Isabelle Huppert served as Jury President for the main competiti…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/81st_Venice_International_Film…

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Claim 3: “The United Kingdom on Tuesday banned trade with Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank”

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Four independent cross-references from Flipboard confirm that the UK government banned trade/goods from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The West Bank, including East Jerusalem, has been under military occupation by Israel since 7 June 1967, when Israeli forces captured the territory, then occupied by Jordan, during the Six-Day War. Th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_occupation_of_the_West…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Israeli settlements, also called Israeli colonies, are the civilian communities built by Israel throughout the Israeli-occupied territories. They are populated by Israeli citizens, almost exclusively …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_settlement

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The West Bank barrier, West Bank wall or the West Bank separation barrier, is a separation barrier built by Israel along the Green Line and inside parts of the West Bank. Israel describes the wall as…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Bank_barrier

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Claim 4: “The Argentine Government is set to file criminal charges against an oil firm involved in a drilling project off the coast of the Falkland”

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Three independent web search results confirm the Argentine government's intention to file criminal charges against the oil firm Navitas Petroleum for drilling off the coast of the Falkland Islands.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A referendum on political status was held in the Falkland Islands on 10–11 March 2013. The Falkland Islanders were asked whether or not they supported the continuation of their status as an Overseas T…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_Falkland_Islands_sovereig…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sovereignty over the Falkland Islands (Spanish: Islas Malvinas) is disputed by Argentina and the United Kingdom. The British claim to sovereignty dates from 1690, when they made the first recorded lan…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falkland_Islands_sovereignty_d…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Falklands War (Spanish: Guerra de las Malvinas) was a ten-week war in the South Atlantic in 1982 between Argentina and the United Kingdom over possession of the Falkland Islands and its dependenci…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falklands_War

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Claim 5: “Nine months after the end of 2025, Israel Police have yet to release its annual statistical report”

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Only one web search result specifically reports that the Israel Police have delayed their 2025 statistical report nine months after the year's end. Other results are unrelated (e.g., MassDEP) or general information.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Ministry of National Security (Hebrew: המשרד לביטחון לאומי, Arabic: وزارة الأمن القومي), formerly the Ministry of Internal Security and Ministry of Police, is a government agency of Israel. The Mi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_National_Security_…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The National Guard of Israel (Hebrew: המשמר הלאומי של ישראל) is an operational body established in 2024 by the Israel Police, following a government resolution aimed at dealing with expanding internal…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Guard_of_Israel

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Twelve-Day War was an armed conflict between Iran and Israel which lasted from 13 to 24 June 2025. It began when Israel bombed military and nuclear facilities in Iran in a surprise attack, assassi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve-Day_War

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Claim 6: “Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir publicly advocated for killing “30 to 40” people in Gaza each night”

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Multiple independent web search results confirm that Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir advocated for killing '30 to 40' people in Gaza nightly during a podcast interview with Rom Braslavski.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. It is bordered by Lebanon to the north, Syria to the northeast, Jordan to the east, and Egypt to the so…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Itamar Ben-Gvir (Hebrew: אִיתָמָר בֶּן גְּבִיר [itaˈmaʁ benˈgviʁ]; born 6 May 1976) is an Israeli politician and lawyer who has served as the minister of national security since 2022, except for a two…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Itamar_Ben-Gvir

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