Palestinians, displaced to the south at Israel’s order during the war, wait to have their vehicles inspected by the Egyptian-Qatari committee as they return to their homes in northern Gaza | Reuters
THE WEEK | Published February 6, 2025
Though Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has enthusiastically supported Trump’s plan, Israel has not yet officially adopted any such plan
Emboldened by US President Donald Trump’s statement that Gazans should be permanently displaced, the Israeli ministry is reportedly preparing a plan to allow voluntary departure for Gaza residents via sea and air.
Defense Minister Israeli Katz instructed the Israeli Defense Forces to prepare a plan to allow any resident of Gaza who is interested to leave to any place in the world that agrees to accept them. Though Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has enthusiastically supported Trump’s plan, Israel has not yet officially adopted any such plan, reported YNet News.
The Defense Ministry’s Counter-Terrorism Unit is supposed to be responsible for this, but Katz turned his attention to the IDF and said that the plan he wanted to prepare should include “exit options at land crossings as well as special arrangements for exit by sea and air.”
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Katz told reporters that he welcomed Trump’s “bold plan” and said it allowed a large population in Gaza to leave for various places in the world.
“I have instructed the IDF to prepare a plan that will allow any resident of Gaza who is interested to leave to any place in the world that agrees to accept them,” Katz said, adding that Hamas was using Gazans as human shield.
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SOURCE: www.theweek.in
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A view of the destruction caused by the Israeli air and ground offensive in Jabaliya, Gaza Strip, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025.
THE ECONOMIC TIMES | Published February 6, 2025
Israel’s defence minister ordered the army on Thursday to prepare for “voluntary” departures from the Gaza Strip, after US President Donald Trump proposed moving Palestinians out of the territory.
The idea sparked uproar from leaders in the Middle East and beyond. On Wednesday, the Trump administration appeared to walk back some of the suggestions.
Hours later, Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said he had instructed the military to formulate a plan for Palestinians to leave Gaza, which has been ravaged by more than a year of war.
“I have instructed the IDF (military) to prepare a plan to enable voluntary departure for Gaza residents,” Katz said, adding that they could go “to any country willing to accept them”.
“The plan will include exit options through land crossings, as well as special arrangements for departure by sea and air,” he added, branding Trump’s plan as “bold”.
Trump announced his proposal to audible gasps on Tuesday at a joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the first foreign leader to visit him since his inauguration.
The United Nations warned that any forced displacement of Palestinians would be “tantamount to ethnic cleansing”.
Trump insisted “everybody loves” the plan, saying it would involve the United States taking over Gaza, though he offered few details on how more than two million Palestinians would be removed.
“The US will take over the Gaza Strip and we will do a job with it, too. We’ll own it,” he said.
His administration later appeared to backtrack, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio saying any transfer of Gazans would be temporary, while the White House denied any commitment to sending US troops.
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SOURCE: www.theeconomictimes.com
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