Itamar Ben-Gvir: Israel building hanging facility for Palestinian terrorists

In Israel on 18 August 2026, disputes over Gaza and Hamas dominated politics. Itamar Ben-Gvir said Israel is building a facility for hanging Palestinians he called terrorists, and Lars Klingbeil and Josef Schuster criticized him for his statements about Gaza.

Kushner predicted progress on Hamas disarmament in about 30 days and called the deal 'win-win' for Israel. The Times of Israel reported that Netanyahu and Kushner clashed over Netanyahu's insistence on continuing strikes against what it called Oct. 7 terrorists, and Anadolu reported that a US envoy urged Netanyahu not to create obstacles in the Gaza peace plan. Hamas reiterated its commitment to the Gaza deal and blamed Israel for stalling, while Turkey's ruling AK Party criticized Netanyahu.