Ben Gvir says Israel must arrest Abbas and kill PA officials if Palestinian state recognised

Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir has called for the arrest of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and the assassination of senior Palestinian Authority officials. These threats were made in response to a UN Security Council vote on a US resolution that mentions a "credible pathway" to Palestinian statehood. The Israeli government is reportedly engaged in a diplomatic push to remove the references to statehood from the draft resolution. A Palestinian popular action commission also rejected US proposals for an externally imposed administration in Gaza, calling it a form of colonialism.