The environmental protection minister changed the crocodile’s legal status to facilitate National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir’s proposed “crocodile prison.”

Environment Minister Idit Silman classifies the Nile crocodile as a specially managed wild animal to enable its use around security prisons, despite objections from legal advisers…

The environmental protection minister changed the crocodile’s legal status to facilitate National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir’s proposed “crocodile prison.”

According to reports, Israel's Environmental Protection has signed an order reclassifying crocodiles, allowing govt bodies to keep them under specified conditions.

Government removes legal protections for Nile crocodiles as Ben Gvir pushes for detention compound ringed by reptiles

Another 'creative' project of Ben Gvir...

Policy pushed by Itamar Ben-Gvir gains momentum after Environment Minister reclassifies legal status of Nile crocodiles

The reptiles have reportedly been reclassified as “tended” animals, removing a key legal obstacle to their use in prisons.