An X post by @swilkinsonbc shared a +972 Magazine article stating National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir took a fortnight to turn the quiet Bedouin village of Tarabin al-Sana in the Negev into a bloodbath, with police killing a father of six in front of his wife and children, between 8:18 PM and 9:46 PM UTC on January 12, 2026. The article, linked in the post during this 90-minute period, details the escalation and fatal shooting, according to the X user citing the report. Separately, geo-analyst ืื-ืฆืืื ืืงืืก posted images over the past hour showing Al-Qatsa Square in Almuazi in the south of the Gaza Strip then and now, alongside photos of extensive destruction in the village of Nakoura in southern Lebanon. Earlier today, opposition leader Benny Gantz stated he would join efforts to isolate extremists including Ben-Gvir from the defense minister role if needed to form a government without far-right figures in key security positions, according to an X post by journalist Amit Segal from the prior reporting window.
