Ben-Gvir calls to dismantle Palestinian Authority on three-year anniversary of Oct. 7 Massacre

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir called for dismantling the Palestinian Authority during a Wednesday morning event marking the third anniversary of the October 7 Massacre, held at the Nitzanei Oz junction near Tulkarm. The article also covers remarks by Gadi Eisenkot, Naftali Bennett, Avigdor Liberman, and Yair Golan, who each marked the anniversary with statements criticizing the government or offering promises. Ben-Gvir stated that the Authority must be dismantled, its weapons confiscated, and its officials arrested, warning against repeating the mistake of being caught off guard.

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir called for dismantling the Palestinian Authority during his remarks at a Wednesday morning event marking the third anniversary of the October 7 Massacre. The event was held at the Nitzanei Oz junction, adjacent to the West Bank city of Tulkarm. Ben-Gvir stated that the Authority must be dismantled, its weapons confiscated, and its officials arrested, warning against repeating the mistake of being caught off guard. Gadi Eisenkot, former IDF chief of staff and current leader of the Yashar party, marked the day by visiting Kibbutz Re'im and the bomb shelter where Aner Shapira was killed. Eisenkot told KAN News he does not regret joining forces with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in October 2023 to form an emergency government, but noted that the current government's policies represent a threat to Israel's future. Former prime minister Naftali Bennett, who leads the B'Yachad party, visited the Nova festival site and Kibbutz Alumim, promising to build a country worthy of the victims' sacrifice. Yisrael Beytenu leader Avigdor Liberman visited Kibbutz Kfar Aza and the Kerem Shalom Crossing, claiming the government continues to fund Hamas by providing aid to Gaza. Democrats party chairman Yair Golan posted a statement calling the massacre a 'disaster and horrific failure' and urging voters to end the government in the upcoming October 27 elections.