Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir stands in the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, before a speech by the American president in Jerusalem on Oct. 13, 2025. (Credit: AFP)
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has proposed the creation of a detention center for Palestinian prisoners “surrounded by crocodiles.”
Israeli Channel 13 reported on Sunday that Ben-Gvir had submitted the proposal to the Israeli Prison Service, suggesting the construction of a prison encircled by crocodiles to prevent Palestinian prisoners from escaping.
The proposed center would be built near the Hamat Gader area in the occupied Syrian Golan Heights, close to the Jordanian border.
The area houses a wildlife park, from which crocodiles would be transferred to form a living barrier around the prison.
Ben-Gvir raised the proposal during a meeting last week with the chief commissioner of the Israeli Prison Service, Kobi Yaakobi.
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has proposed the creation of a detention center for Palestinian prisoners “surrounded by crocodiles.”
Israeli Channel 13 reported on Sunday that Ben-Gvir had submitted the proposal to the Israeli Prison Service, suggesting the construction of a prison encircled by crocodiles to prevent Palestinian prisoners from escaping.
The proposed center would be built near the Hamat Gader area in the occupied Syrian Golan Heights, close to the Jordanian border.
The area houses a wildlife park, from which crocodiles would be transferred to form a living barrier around the prison.
Ben-Gvir raised the proposal during a meeting last week with the chief commissioner of the Israeli Prison Service, Kobi Yaakobi.
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