Israel ‘Organised and Prepared’ to Remove Gaza Population if US Gives Green Light, Katz Says
Israel says 80% of Gaza residents want to leave as it waits for U.S. approval for a relocation plan, officials said.
- On Wednesday, Defence Minister Israel Katz announced Israel has plans to remove Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, stating the government is "organised and prepared to get them out by sea, by air, by every way possible" pending United States approval.
- President Donald Trump previously called for all two million Palestinians to leave the Gaza Strip, though he has "frozen" the idea while seeking host countries, as Egypt remains unavailable.
- Katz claimed 80 percent of people in Gaza want to leave but that Hamas prevents them, while Israel's offensive has claimed 73,470 lives in Gaza according to the health ministry.
- Palestinians condemned the proposal, viewing efforts to force them off their land as a "Nakba," or catastrophe, while the Geneva Conventions prohibit forced displacement of civilians in occupied territories as a war crime.
- Approval is contingent on Hamas failing to meet ceasefire obligations, while the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant over alleged war crimes.
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Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said Wednesday that Israel is prepared to facilitate the departure of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip by sea, air or other means if the United States gives its approval. Speaking at a conference hosted by Israeli news outlet Ynet and Yedioth Ahronoth, Katz said there was “no real solution for […]
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