A debate took place between the Chief of Staff of the Israeli Army, Herzi Halevy, and the Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben Gvir, during the government meeting today, Sunday, and Ben Gvir demanded that the army shoot Palestinian women and children in the Gaza Strip, claiming fear for the Israeli forces.

Halevy said, "Firing orders in the border area are modified according to the instructions of officers in the field on a daily basis."

Ben Gvir responded, saying to him, "You know how our enemies work. They will test us, they will send women and children, and in the end they will prove to be saboteurs. If we continue like this, we will reach October 7 again."

Halevy replied, "This is the third time we have repeated this conversation. I take your statements seriously, and after the previous conversation I devoted an entire round to this topic. The soldiers know the complexities, and if we do not coordinate orders, we will witness harsh events with soldiers shooting at other soldiers."

Ben Gvir continued the debate, and said, “We will repeat the conversation for the fourth and fifth time as well. It is clear that we should pay attention to the latest shooting by our forces at our forces, but on the other hand, there must be clear instructions. There cannot be a situation in which children and women approach us.” From the wall. Anyone who approaches in order to harm security must receive a bullet, otherwise we will insist on October 7 again.”

During the government meeting held at the Golis military base in southern Israel, Ben Gvir protested against the army pushing the police to disperse demonstrators, many of whom were supporters of Ben Gvir and the far right, at the Kerem Shalom crossing with the aim of preventing the entry of trucks loaded with humanitarian aid into the Gaza strip.

Halevy responded that he was implementing the cabinet policy. Defense Minister Yoav Galant said, “The Chief of Staff implements the cabinet’s decisions and works within the scope of his powers.” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu added, "There is a decision taken by the cabinet about this."

Regarding the expansion of Israeli military operations to the city of Rafah, Halevy continued, “I approved plans three times, and when you decide, I will approve again and implement them. You will say when. We will present to you all the indications regarding that.”