Fury as rabbi who boasted about destroying homes in Gaza lights torch at Israel independence day celebrations

NewsWorldMiddle EastFury as rabbi who boasted about destroying homes in Gaza lights torch at Israel independence day celebrationsAvraham Zarbiv called on the military to ‘flatten’ Gaza as Israel draws widespread condemnation for its actions in the strip Maira Butt Wednesday 22 April 2026 13:25 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"CF1:2962640To1","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/rabbi-avraham-zarbiv-gaza-israel-torch-bulldozer-b2962688.html","title":"Rabbi who boasted about destroying homes in Gaza lights torch at Israel event"}}CloseGazan student reflect on how two years of war shaped her childhoodOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"Middle East","regSourceMethod"...