“The world is a better place this morning, without five young men who participated in one of the most brutal crimes against humanity,” haredi left-wing journalist, Israel Frey, wrote on X/Twitter.

A journalist is being investigated by Israel Police for expressing joy over the death of the five IDF soldiers in Beit Hanun, police confirmed on Tuesday.

“Following the disgraceful post this morning on X/Twitter, the combined incitement team of the National Security Ministry and Israel Police’s Intelligence Division formulated a recommendation to expedite the process,” into opening an investigation of the terrorist for inciting terrorism, the police confirmed.

The prosecution decided to open the case, but police have not stated that the journalist has been arrested or detained at the time of writing.

This came after haredi left-wing journalist, Israel Frey, wrote, “The world is a better place this morning, without five young men who participated in one of the most brutal crimes against humanity,” during a post on X on Tuesday morning.

Frey refers to fallen IDF soldiers as ‘criminals’

“Only in Israel can you both ‘oppose’ the war and ‘be shocked’ by what we are doing in Gaza, and also, in the same breath, send heartfelt condolences to those who actually carried out the atrocities. It’s very simple: your leniency toward the criminals is indifference toward the crime. And the condolences are the legitimization and fuel for the continuation of the atrocities. Choose a side,” Frey added in a second post.