Attorney General sides with Abbas, Ben Gvir attacks: "Your directive is illegal"

Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara began acting following a Ra'am petition against Ben Gvir, requesting the Israel Land Authority to take from him the authority to demolish illegal structures in the Negev. Ben Gvir responded that the directive is illegal and announced he would continue to lead the governance reform.

The article reports that Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara began acting following a petition by the Ra'am party against National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir regarding the demolition of illegal structures in the Negev. Baharav-Miara requested the Israel Land Authority (ILA) to take the authority on the matter from the minister. In response, Minister Ben Gvir announced he would continue to take part in demolition activities and called the Attorney General's directive "illegal and lacking authority." Ben Gvir argued that there is no prohibition on a minister overseeing events under his ministry and that he would continue to lead the governance reform and the return of state lands. The article quotes Ben Gvir's full response but does not include the response of the Attorney General or Ra'am.