Israel's far-right national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, in a podcast published over the weekend, called for "30 to 40" people to be killed per night in targeted assassinations in the Gaza Strip

Discussing Israel's response to the Hamas-led terrorist attack on Oct. 7, 2023, which sparked the war in Gaza, and Israel's recent move to reduce the number of strikes being carried out in the decimated Palestinian territory, Ben-Gvir said: "It's no secret, I disagree with the prime minister … I think targeted assassinations should be carried out in Gaza, taking down 30 to 40 every night"

"Not just those who pose an immediate threat," added the Israeli cabinet member. "There are people there who are not worthy of life. They shouldn't live. They're not even people"

The security chief made the comment to Rom Braslavski, who was previously held as a hostage in Gaza, on his Sunday podcast

Israel once had a block of 21 settlements — known as Gush Katif — in the Gaza Strip, but the settlers and Israeli forces pulled out of the enclave two decades ago

"I see all of Gaza as ours," Ben-Gvir said in the taped interview. "Settlements not just in Gush Katif but throughout Gaza, encouraging as much emigration as possible, sending them to their countries. And for the terrorists, no emigration, nothing, just to kill them one by one"