Israeli plan to build crocodile-filled moat around prison faces court battle

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A legal battle has erupted in Israel over a government plan to build a moat around a prison and fill it with crocodiles.
The plan, first proposed by the country's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir late last year, had largely flown under the radar in recent months until an animal welfare group launched a challenge.
On Sunday, local time, the Jerusalem District Court announced a temporary injunction preventing the Israel Prison Service (IPS) from deploying Nile crocodiles to the notorious Ketziot Prison.

A legal battle has erupted in Israel over a government plan to build a moat around a prison and fill it with crocodiles.
The plan, first proposed by the country's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir late last year, had largely flown under the radar in recent months until an animal welfare group launched a challenge.
On Sunday, local time, the Jerusalem District Court announced a temporary injunction preventing the Israel Prison Service (IPS) from deploying Nile crocodiles to the notorious Ketziot Prison.

Sources: Abc