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US senator calls for Ben Gvir's resignation over Gaza kill quota
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US Senator Jacky Rosen demanded that Israeli national security minister Itamar Ben Gvir resign following comments in which he advocated killing "30 or 40" people nightly in Gaza, according to Middle East Eye. Rosen's call represents rare criticism from a US lawmaker of a senior Israeli official over statements regarding Palestinian casualties.
Ben Gvir's remarks drew immediate condemnation for their explicit framing of civilian deaths as a tactical objective rather than an incidental consequence of military operations. The statement specified a nightly target of killings, presenting the figure as a deliberate policy goal. The incident reflects widening gaps between positions held by some US officials and statements from members of Israel's government regarding operations in Gaza.
