Israel’s Ben-Gvir wants war restarted after reports of attacks on IDF

Following reports of an attack on Israeli troops in the Gaza Strip, Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has called for the resumption of the war against Hamas.

In a post on X, he urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to instruct the military to “fully and with full force resume combat operations in the Gaza Strip.”

“The deceptive notion that Hamas will change its stance or even adhere to an agreement it has signed is, as expected, proving dangerous to our security,” Ben-Gvir wrote.

“The Nazi terrorist organization must be completely destroyed,” he wrote, adding that the sooner this happens, the better.

Israeli media had earlier reported that the Palestinian Islamist militia Hamas had attacked Israeli troops in the southern Gaza Strip. The Israeli military described the incident as a “gross violation of the ceasefire,” though specific details initially remained unclear.

Israeli troops were attacked with a rocket-propelled grenade, an Israeli military official said. Additionally, a Palestinian sniper reportedly fired at an Israeli unit. Israeli media reported that the Israeli Air Force subsequently struck targets in Rafah.

An official ceasefire has been in place since October 10 between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip. However, there have already been several violent incidents.

Ben-Gvir criticized the ceasefire agreement from the outset and voted against it.