US ambassador to Israel says there is no plan to force Palestinians out of Gaza
Mike Huckabee said Palestinians should be able to leave by choice and rejected forced displacement as Israeli ministers floated removal plans for Gaza.
- On Saturday, US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee stated there is no Israeli plan to force Palestinians out of Gaza, directly contradicting recent suggestions by two Israeli ministers.
- Defence Minister Israel Katz and Far-right security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir proposed migration from Gaza this week, with Ben-Gvir outlining a seven-year plan for what he termed "voluntary emigration."
- Huckabee visited Turmus Aiya, a West Bank town with roughly 3,000 residents, where about 80% are Palestinian Americans seeking help against constant attacks from violent settler extremists.
- Mayor Nawwaf Zaghoul told reporters residents would ask the ambassador to help secure their safety, citing constant harassment by extremists that prevents locals from protecting their homes.
- Although Huckabee, a Baptist minister, supports Israeli settlements, he called for prosecuting violent extremists, noting their actions represent a minority of the community numbering around 750,000.
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The Israeli government has no plans to force Palestinians out of the Gaza Strip, US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said. His comments came after Israeli Defense Minister Yisrael Katz said earlier this week that such a plan was "under constant discussion" and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir presented a "voluntary emigration" plan that would see most Palestinians leave the enclave. "I can tell you categorically that the Israelis hav…
Israel not planning forced displacement from Gaza: U.S. ambassador
Israeli far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir laid out a plan on Thursday that aims to see the departure of 250,000 Palestinians from Gaza in the first year, followed by the rest of the roughly two million residents over the following six years.
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The Ambassador of the United States of America (USA) to Israel Mike Huckabee (Mike Huckabee) said today that there is no plan to force the Palestinians to leave the Gaza Strip, after two Israeli ministers presented proposals for their mass exodus from the territory earlier this week.
Mike Huckabee stated that Israel does not plan to transfer Gazans against its will, after Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir presented a proposal to evict Palestinians from the Gaza Strip and send them abroad.
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