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Israeli court blocks Ben Gvir's crocodile moat plan for Palestinian prisons
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An Israeli court has blocked National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir's proposal to install crocodile moats around prisons holding Palestinians, Middle East Eye reported. The injunction was issued on animal welfare grounds rather than concerns about potential prisoner abuse.
The decision followed legal challenges to the controversial plan, which had drawn public scrutiny to conditions in Israeli detention facilities housing Palestinian detainees. Ben Gvir, who oversees the prison service, had proposed the measure as part of broader policies affecting the facilities. The court's reasoning centered on protections for the animals rather than on the treatment or safety of inmates confined within the prison compounds.
