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Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir is pushing forward with a controversial plan to install a crocodile-filled moat around Ketziot Prison, claiming it’s a security innovation modeled after a U.S. facility — though that one’s already shut down. The project, which has already begun digging and is backed by a $7 million budget, hit a legal snag when a Jerusalem court temporarily blocked it, citing animal welfare concerns and the crocs’ newly protected status. Animal rights group Let the Animals Live argues the government lacks authority and that the reptiles face serious welfare risks. Meanwhile, Israel’s Nature and Parks Authority called the idea scientifically unsound and environmentally dangerous. Ministers and prison officials now have until Wednesday to respond to the court’s order — while Ben-Gvir insists this isn’t a joke.

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