Several Israeli right-wing lawmakers have likened Hamas and Palestinians to animals, Nazis, and the Biblical Amalek following the return of the bodies of Shiri, Ariel, and Kfir Bibas, as well as Oded Lifshitz, The Times of Israel reports.
Israeli politician Itamar Ben Gvir called for Hamas to be brought to “the gates of hell” in response to the handover.
“Remember these moments—the sorrow over innocent bloodshed, the jubilation of beasts of prey, the thirst for blood. We must not allow these Nazis to continue to live. It is our historical duty to our children not to surrender,” Ben Gvir declared.
He further insisted, “The Nazis deserve no humanitarian aid. No fuel. No electricity. No caravans. No bulldozers. No ceasefire, no withdrawal—only the gates of hell!”
Amichai Eliyahu, a member of Ben Gvir’s far-right party and former heritage minister, echoed the rhetoric by citing a Biblical verse commanding the Israelites to “blot out the memory of Amalek from under the heavens.”
