Gaza Genocide05 September, 20262 min read
Israel Katz Threatens Iran’s Infrastructure, Revives Gaza Expulsion Plan With Trump Green Light
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Katz vows to attack Iran’s energy and civilian infrastructure if needed. Israel revives Gaza expulsion plan, seeking U.S. approval or Trump backing.
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Katz revives expulsion plan
Israel’s Defense Minister Israel Katz said a possible Iranian attack would “free Israel from any existing restriction” and that Israel would “attack all of Iran’s national military and civilian infrastructure—including energy infrastructure—and push Iran far back, to the Stone Age,” while also reviving a Gaza expulsion plan as “the only real solution.”
“Trump has not canceled it for the moment. He has frozen it.”
Katz stated that “in the end there is no real solution for Gaza without this migration” and asserted that the Government is “organized and prepared to remove them by sea, by air, and in every possible way.”
The ABC report says Katz’s Gaza push is tied to the need for a final green light from Donald Trump, noting that Trump spoke in early 2025 of the United States taking control of Gaza but later distanced himself and backed a 12-point peace plan that does not contemplate the departure of the population.
In that same ABC account, Katz insisted at a conference organized by the newspaper Yediot Ahronot that “Trump has not canceled it for the moment. He has frozen it.”
Ben-Gvir escalates rhetoric
Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir vowed not to retreat from expelling Gaza residents, writing on his X account: «I will not retreat, I will not stop, and I will continue to advance the 710 separation plan that will forcibly relocate all Gaza residents,» as he claimed. The Al-Jazirah Net account says Ben-Gvir’s plan aims to relocate about 1.86 million Palestinians from the Gaza Strip over seven years, with an initial target of 250,000 Palestinians in the first year and about 1.11 million within three years.
AFP’s account, carried by AmeliaRueda, says Ben-Gvir presented a plan to expel 250,000 Palestinians from Gaza within one year and that the rest of the approximately two million inhabitants would move over the following six years. AmeliaRueda quotes Ben-Gvir saying, "It is realistic," and adds that he said he would not specify which countries would welcome Gazans while arguing the plan does not mean forcing Palestinians to abandon their land.
Stakes: displacement and governance
The plan’s political and administrative stakes are reflected in Ben-Gvir’s stated intention to seek a dedicated migration structure, with AmeliaRueda describing his proposal as having an “electoral aim” ahead of general elections on October 27 in Israel. El Tiempo says Ben Gvir’s Disconnection 710 includes the creation of an office, agreements with receiving countries, regulated migration routes, and assistance packages, and it sets objectives of about 250,000 people leaving in the first year, 1.11 million in three years, and 1.86 million in seven years.
El Tiempo also reports that Ben Gvir estimated the initial Israeli investment at 10,000 million shekels and described a framework for additional funding of up to 50,000 million shekels conditioned on international participation and agreements with receiving countries. In parallel, Europa Press reports Hamas denounced Ben-Gvir’s plan as showing Israel has not renounced expansion and control intentions, with Hamas spokesperson Hazem Qasem saying the statements explain that occupation actions and policies of “starving and depleting” the population are directed at implementing relocation plans.