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Full coverage· Politics· Updated

Israel Police Bar Minister Ben-Gvir From Demolition Sites Over Election Fears

Israel's police and land enforcement authority will not invite National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir to building demolitions, according to a state filing to the High Court of Justice. The Attorney General's Office instructed that pre-election demolitions must occur without political figures present.

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  1. 01Israel Police and land authority will exclude Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir from building demolitions.
  2. 02The decision follows an Attorney General's Office instruction for pre-election demolitions.
  3. 03Political figures will be barred from demolition operations close to elections.
  4. 04The state submitted an update to the High Court of Justice on Thursday.

This decision aims to prevent the politicization of enforcement actions.

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