Haaretz Editorial01:11 AM • July 24 2026 IDTIf there's one single decision that offers the purest expression of the Netanyahu government's insane behavior, it is National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir's plan to surround Ketziot Prison with a moat filled with crocodiles. This prison is used for Palestinians suspected or convicted of terrorism, and it currently holds hundreds of Gazans who participated in the massacre in southern Israel on October 7, 2023.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:HamasEnvironment & NatureIsraeli electionsItamar Ben-GvirOctober 7Israel Supreme CourtAnimal RightsIsrael Prison ServiceCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesTrumpEisenkotMamdani-NetanyahuPalestinian AuthorityLindsey GrahamIsrael ElectionsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastCampaign Crocodiles and Animal Cruelty Ahead of Israel's ElectionFirst We Take the Western Wall, Then the Temple MountIf Calling Israel an Apartheid State Is Beyond the Pale, What Else Can't We Say?Haaretz CartoonPalestinian Reports: Israeli Settlers Raid West Bank Village and Shoot at HousesRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThe Most Optimistic Israeli in Jerusalem Is Leaving the CountryAs Ground Invasion Looms, U.S. and Iran Want Wild-card Israel Out of the FightThe Original Ozempic Society of Ancient RomeBetween Messi and Milei: How Argentina Became Israel's Team at the World Cup'Choose Hope': Natalie Portman Backs Arab-Jewish Party Ahead of Israeli ElectionHélène Cixous: 'I Accept Israel's Existence, but I Don't Identify With It'