Ben-Gvir barred from using crocodiles to guard terrorists, court announces

The Jerusalem District Court on Sunday prohibited National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir from using crocodiles to secure terrorists in prisons. This injunction followed a petition by the animal rights organization Let the Animals Live. Ben-Gvir criticized the decision, stating, "Once again, in a time of war, the legal system sides with the terrorists, thwarting important steps for Israeli deterrence." Last month, Environmental Protection Minister Idit Silman had reclassified the Nile crocodile as a “cultivated wild animal” to facilitate this plan, despite opposition from her ministry's legal adviser and the Israel Nature and Parks Authority. The program was intended to be piloted at Ketziot Prison.