{"id":52138,"date":"2025-09-01T14:26:51","date_gmt":"2025-09-01T18:26:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/ben-gvir-shocked-by-hamas-leaders-relatives-buying-home-in-israel\/01\/09\/2025\/"},"modified":"2025-09-01T14:26:51","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T18:26:51","slug":"ben-gvir-shocked-by-hamas-leaders-relatives-buying-home-in-israel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/ben-gvir-shocked-by-hamas-leaders-relatives-buying-home-in-israel\/01\/09\/2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben-Gvir &#8216;shocked&#8217; by Hamas leader&#8217;s relatives buying home in Israel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A relative of Ismail Haniyeh, the former leader of Hamas, has purchased a home in the town of Omer, with National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir saying he is &#8220;shocked by the news.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A relative of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/middle-east\/article-835276\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Ismail Haniyeh;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Ismail Haniyeh<\/a>, the former leader of Hamas, has purchased a home in the town of Omer, which borders Beersheba, sparking criticism from National Security Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/ben-gvir-expands-gun-license-121803762.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Itamar Ben-Gvir;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Itamar Ben-Gvir<\/a> on Monday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I was also shocked to hear this. This is a family of terrorists, many terrorists. Damned people. This is certainly not good news,&#8221; Ben-Gvir said in a statement while also explaining how this situation doesn\u2019t fall under his jurisdiction.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He then added, \u201cThe police do not determine the demographics of a settlement; that is the head of the council&#8217;s responsibility. The police do not have the authority to manage demographic matters in settlements.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">If there is a violation there, the police will handle it with zero tolerance, just as you see very clearly with what is happening in the Negev.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>NATIONAL SECURITY Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir speaks to the media before a cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister\u2019s Office in Jerusalem. (credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM\/THE JERUSALEM POST)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Haniyeh\u2019s family business in Israel<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This is not the first time that someone related to Haniyeh has managed to live in Israel. In 2024, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/breaking-news\/article-798109\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Sabah Abed al-Salam Haniyeh;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Sabah Abed al-Salam Haniyeh<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/breaking-news\/article-807725\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:sister of Ismail;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">sister of Ismail<\/a>, was arrested after being accused of identifying with a terrorist organization and incitement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">During a joint operation by the Israeli Police and the Shin Bet, her home was raided on suspicion of maintaining ties with Hamas operatives, identifying with the terrorist organization, and inciting violence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">During the search, the forces found documents, media equipment, phones, and other materials, as well as evidence linking her to serious security offenses. Hundreds of thousands of shekels in cash were also found at her home.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A few weeks later, the State Attorney&#8217;s Office submitted an indictment against her to the Be&#8217;er Sheva Magistrate&#8217;s Court, accusing her of identifying with a terrorist organization and incitement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to the indictment, Sabah Haniyeh sent WhatsApp messages to dozens of contacts, including her brother, praising, supporting, and encouraging Hamas&#8217; actions on the October 7 massacre just two days after, on October 9.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/ben-gvir-shocked-hamas-leaders-174430246.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A relative of Ismail Haniyeh, the former leader of Hamas, has purchased a home in the town of Omer, with National Security<br \/><button class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/ben-gvir-shocked-by-hamas-leaders-relatives-buying-home-in-israel\/01\/09\/2025\/\">Read More &rsaquo;<\/a><\/button><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":52139,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/jerusalem_post_articles_818\/818029d6b44f898801ed188903039094","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52138"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52138"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52138\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52139"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52138"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52138"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52138"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}