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Israel's National Security Minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, has caused further turmoil by stripping Palestinian security prisoners of their rights, much to the dismay of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his ministers, and Israel's security services. This decision adds fuel to the already complex situation in the West Bank and potentially in Gaza, highlighting the responsibility ultimately falling on Netanyahu.
Riots broke out at Rimonim and Eshel prisons in Israel allegedly due to the isolation of Arab crime bosses. The Israel Prison Service intervened, sequestering suspected rioters and quelling the uprisings. At least three prisoners and several guards were injured. The riots were triggered by the refusal of a request by crime boss Qutaiyer Odeh to be released from restrictive incarceration. Nasser Hariri, another gangster, also joined the riots. Public Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir supports the crackdown and is considering further sanctions against prisoners from crime families. The riots occurred amidst a violent turf war between crime syndicates in Arab cities, resulting in a high number of deaths.
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir reportedly overruled Israel Police Commissioner Kobi Shabtai, allowing construction work to continue on a wind farm project in the Golan Heights, despite protests and riots from Druze residents. The police initially ordered the work to be stopped, but later reversed the decision. The Druze community sees the project as a threat to their agrarian way of life and ancestral lands. The plan has angered Druze villagers who see the project as a threat to their agrarian way of life, an encroachment on ancestral lands and a solidification of what they view as Israel’s occupation of the territory.