Israeli authorities have begun digging a 170-meter canal around a wing of the Ketziot prison in the Negev desert, reportedly planning to fill it with crocodiles as an unprecedented security measure for Palestinian prisoners.

Human rights groups are condemning a 'vicious' Israeli plan, pushed by far-right minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, to build a huge crocodile-filled moat around Ketziot Prison for Palestinian prisoners.