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Jewish News 24 · Jul 16, 2026

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Israel has taken a step toward testing the use of crocodiles as part of security measures outside prisons housing convicted security inmates, after the country's environmental protection minister approved a legal change allowing the reptiles to be kept by authorized security agencies. Idit Silman signed a declaration classifying crocodiles as a "domesticated wild animal," clearing a legal obstacle that previously prevented the reptiles from being kept outside licensed zoos.

Israel has taken a step toward testing the use of crocodiles as part of security measures outside prisons housing convicted security inmates, after the country's environmental protection minister approved a legal change allowing the reptiles to be kept by authorized security agencies. Idit Silman signed a declaration classifying crocodiles as a "domesticated wild animal," clearing a legal obstacle that previously prevented the reptiles from being kept outside licensed zoos.

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