Ben-Gvir Commends Police After Deadly Shooting Incident Near Kokhav Yair]
Israel’s national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, praised law enforcement agencies on Thursday for neutralizing a suspected shooter responsible for multiple casualties near Kokhav Yair in central Israel. The incident, which left one individual dead and several others injured, prompted Ben-Gvir to express his approval of the police response, stating his expectation of seeing ‘a dead terrorist on the ground’ following the confrontation.


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