Far-right national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir told a 'Return to Gaza' rally on Sept. 27 that if he becomes Israel's defense minister after parliamentary elections in October he intends to establish Jewish settlements across the Gaza Strip. Ben-Gvir said he hoped to 'lead our return to Nisanit, the entire northern periphery and the whole of Gaza' and to 'build more and more settlements.' Israel withdrew from Gaza in 2005, dismantling 21 Jewish settlements including Nisanit and pulling out

Far-right national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir told a 'Return to Gaza' rally on Sept. 27 that if he becomes Israel's defense minister after parliamentary elections in October he intends to establish Jewish settlements across the Gaza Strip. Ben-Gvir said he hoped to 'lead our return to Nisanit, the entire northern periphery and the whole of Gaza' and to 'build more and more settlements.' Israel withdrew from Gaza in 2005, dismantling 21 Jewish settlements including Nisanit and pulling out its military.