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<article data-history-node-id="432898" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israels-ben-gvir-proposes-prison-encircled-crocodiles-palestinians" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israels-ben-gvir-proposes-prison-encircled-crocodiles-palestinians" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Israel's Ben Gvir proposes prison ‘encircled by crocodiles’ for Palestinians</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p><a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/israel" target="_blank">Israel</a>'s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir has proposed creating a “detention facility surrounded by crocodiles” to hold&nbsp;<a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/palestine" target="_blank">Palestinian</a>&nbsp;prisoners, Israeli media reported on Sunday.</p> <p>Channel 13 said the Israel Prison Service&nbsp;(IPS) is reviewing what it described as "an unusual proposal" aimed at preventing jailbreak attempts.</p> <p>Orly Noy, the chair of Israeli human rights organisation B'Tselem, said the plan is "another grotesque example of the cannibal stage in which Israel is at right now".</p> <p>"For decades, Israel has been digging trenches and building walls and fences and gates, yet&nbsp;people's&nbsp;sense of security is still&nbsp;deteriorating," Noy told Middle East Eye.</p> <p>"They will try anything before trying justice and peace. One can only wonder what will be the next stage after this.</p> <h3>Read more:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israels-ben-gvir-proposes-prison-encircled-crocodiles-palestinians">Israel's Ben Gvir proposes prison ‘encircled by crocodiles’ for Palestinians</a></h3> <figure role="group" class="media-block"> <div class="group-inner"> <div alt="People gather to watch from a hilltop near Ofer military prison in the occupied West Bank on 13 October 2025, ahead of the release of Palestinian prisoners in exchange for captives held in Gaza (Hazem Bader/AFP)" data-embed-button="file_browser" data-entity-embed-display="image:image" data-entity-embed-display-settings="{" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="6642df2e-3d20-4288-8ba0-1b0bb51b94c8" data-langcode="en" class="embedded-entity"> <img src="https://www.middleeasteye.net/sites/default/files/images-story/palestinians-hill-overlooking-israeli-ofer-prison-west-bank-13oct2025-afp.jpg" width="2100" height="1181" alt="People gather to watch from a hilltop near Ofer military prison in the occupied West Bank on 13 October 2025, ahead of the release of Palestinian prisoners in exchange for captives held in Gaza (Hazem Bader/AFP)" typeof="foaf:Image" fetchpriority="high"> </div> <figcaption>People gather to watch from a hilltop near Ofer military prison in the occupied West Bank on 13 October 2025, ahead of the release of Palestinian prisoners in exchange for captives held in Gaza (Hazem Bader/AFP)</figcaption> </div> </figure> <p><span style="background: url(&quot;https://www.middleeasteye.net/modules/contrib/ckeditor/vendor/plugins/widget/images/handle.png&quot;) rgba(220, 220, 220, 0.5); top: -15px; left: 0px;"><img height="15" role="presentation" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" title="Click and drag to move" width="15" loading="lazy"></span></p> </div> </div> </article>