Netanyahu Vows No Withdrawal From Gaza, Says Israel Controls 60% And Will Disarm Hamas

Israel Katz fully entered the Israeli electoral campaign with a double message aimed at the Gaza fronts and Iran. The Defense Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu’s trusted man, warned that a possible Iranian attack “will free Israel from any existing restriction. We will strike all of Iran’s national military and civilian infrastructure — including energy infrastructure — and push Iran far back, to the Stone Age.” Regarding Gaza, Katz revived Donald Trump’s initial plan and once again put on the table the expulsion of the Palestinians from the Strip as the “only real solution.” With two months to go before the vote, Netanyahu’s allies are hardening their rhetoric to try to win votes at a moment when polls are turning away from the prime minister’s bloc. After days in which the debate focused on the conspiracy theory about Hamas’s October 7, 2023 attack, Katz, who faced criticism for lacking military experience when elected, revived the Iranian threat to show strength and silence critics about the prime minister’s role during the Islamist assault. During a ceremony with Ministry of Defense employees, the minister said regarding the Islamic Republic that “we see signs indicating that the heavy economic pressure they are under, and the fear of a revolt and the regime’s collapse, may push them to take desperate measures.” For weeks, the United States has combined maximum economic pressure on Tehran with airstrikes to try to secure navigation through the Strait of Hormuz. The strategy has not managed to get the Iranians to step back, and each day they respond with missiles and drones against American interests in the Gulf, Jordan, or Iraq, but for now they have not fired at Israel. Katz did not mention the situation in Lebanon, where his army continues to bombard the border area daily. According to Reuters, the Iranians would have warned the United States that they will respond with force to any Israeli offensive in a mountainous area in the south where Revolutionary Guard personnel would be holed up with Hizballah fighters. The Israeli army said the Shiite militia has an underground “strategic” installation beneath the hill where the operations command center would be located. Expulsion of Gazans While eyes remain fixed on Hormuz, with traffic very limited and the global price of oil rising for the fourth consecutive day, Katz also revisited the Gaza issue to defend his bet on expelling the Palestinians as the final answer to the revenge unleashed after Hamas’s October 7 attack. The minister stated that “in the end there is no real solution for Gaza without this migration,” and he assured that the government is “organized and prepared to take them out by sea, by air, and in every possible way.” What Israel lacks is the final green light from Trump to implement this plan and secure host countries for the Palestinians. The American president spoke at the beginning of 2025 about the United States taking control of the Strip, which would have implied removing the Palestinians from the territory, but later distanced himself from the idea and backed a 12-point peace plan that does not contemplate the departure of the population and recognizes the Palestinians’ right to remain on their land. “No one will be forced to leave Gaza, and those who wish to leave will be free to do so and to return,” states the 12-point agreement, which also notes that “we will encourage people to stay and offer them the opportunity to build a better Gaza.” Katz insisted at a press conference organized by the daily Yediot Ahronoth that the plan remains alive and that “Trump has not canceled it for the moment. He has frozen it.” Human rights organizations label this Israeli project as “ethnic cleansing” and it would be the last step after turning the Strip into an uninhabitable place due to the almost total destruction of the coastal enclave and the strict blockade that Israel continues to impose.

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Israeli right-wing extremist National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir on Thursday unveiled a plan to empty the Gaza Strip of its Palestinian residents and expel them abroad. This comes shortly after Defense Minister Yoav Galant said Israel has ready plans to remove the Palestinians from the enclave, but is waiting for the United States to determine where they can be relocated. Since the outbreak of the war on October 7, 2023, there has been repeated discussion about the expulsion of the besieged and devastated Gaza Strip’s Palestinian population. This comes just after Defense Minister Yoav Galant said Israel has ready plans to remove the Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, but is waiting for the United States to determine where they can be relocated. The forcible displacement of civilians in the Occupied Territories is a war crime under the Geneva Conventions. Former U.S. President Donald Trump sparked a major controversy when he called for about two million Palestinians in Gaza to leave and for the coastal territory to be turned into a resort reminiscent of the Middle East Riviera. That proposal was met with opposition and criticism that prompted Trump to publicly backtrack. Ben-Gvir, who is often the target of Western criticism for his hardline positions, set a goal of removing 250,000 Palestinians from Gaza within one year, followed by those remaining — estimated at about two million people — within the next six years. Ben-Gvir, one of the leading figures in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s governing coalition, said what he proposes is “realistic,” noting that several countries are “willing” to receive Gaza’s residents, though he did not specify them. He added: “We should encourage the emigration of Gaza’s residents,” arguing that the plan does not mean forcing Palestinians to abandon their lands. These proposals remind Palestinians of the Nakba of 1948, when they were forcibly displaced during the establishment of Israel. Ben-Gvir said his right-wing populist party, “Jewish Power,” will demand, upon the formation of the next government, the creation of a “Ministry for Migration Affairs.” He noted that his plan is the “product of a year-and-a-half of work, a concrete plan.” In a 20-page document titled “National Plan for Voluntary Migration from the Gaza Strip,” a copy of which was obtained by AFP, Ben-Gvir states that his plan offers a solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. There is no solution without migration. Despite several statements by members of the ruling right-wing coalition about removing Palestinians from Gaza, it remains unclear to what extent these statements will translate into practical measures. During a conference hosted by the Walla! news site and Yedioth Ahronoth on Wednesday, Kets said: “There is ultimately no real solution for Gaza without this migration.” He added that the Israeli government is “organized and ready to remove them, by sea, air, and by any means possible.” These stances come weeks before Israel’s legislative elections, which are expected to feature a close contest and will be the first since the Gaza war began. Kets has for months advocated taking such a step, marketed as “voluntary migration” for Gaza’s residents. In February, the far-right finance minister Bezalel Smotrich proposed expanding migration to include Palestinians in the West Bank, which Israel has occupied since 1967. At the start of his second term, Trump sparked controversy by calling for all Palestinians in Gaza to leave, and talked about developing the coastal sector into a luxury tourist destination. The idea drew strong opposition, forcing him to back down. After the ceasefire agreement in October, he proposed a 20-point plan on Gaza that included no forcible displacement. The war caused massive destruction in the besieged Gaza Strip, with most of its population displaced at least once, along with a severe humanitarian crisis.

Dawn 03:52 Live broadcast Live broadcast Success Radio Social media Success News Ben Gvir proposes a plan to evacuate Gaza residents within 7 years Published on: 2026-09-03 22:16 !Ben Gvir proposes a plan to evacuate Gaza residents within 7 years Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir Agency - Success News - He proposed on Thursday a plan aimed at removing residents of the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian territory, and transferring them outside the country, at a time when Israeli statements about evacuation plans for Gaza residents are increasing. According to the plan proposed by Ben Gvir, Israel aims to displace about 250,000 Palestinians from the Gaza Strip within one year, with the remaining population, about two million people, leaving over the next six years. Ben Gvir described his plan as “realistic,” noting that there are countries he said are ready to receive Gaza Strip residents, without naming these countries. Earlier, Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz said at a conference hosted by the Walla News site and the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper on Wednesday that the solution for the Gaza Strip, in his view, cannot be achieved without what he described as “emigration,” adding that the Israeli government is ready to implement removal of residents by sea, air, and other means. Short link https://nn.najah.edu/C696/ Keywords Itamar Ben Gvir Related articles Palestinians Katz: Plans for “Gaza evacuation” are ready and we are waiting for the American green light 18 minutes ago Israeli affairs Ben Gvir: We have a plan for settlements in Lebanon and evacuating residents from the West Bank and Gaza 3 months, 2 weeks ago Palestinians Palestine calls on the Security Council to protect Palestinians and denounces intensified assault by the occupation and settlers 1 month ago International affairs Ireland prohibits travel by Ben Gvir and Smotrich to its territory 2 months, 4 weeks ago International affairs German official calls on EU to impose sanctions on Ben Gvir for inciting the killing of Palestinians 2 weeks, 2 days ago Exclusive translation Netanyahu under pressure from Trump and right-wing coercion: a bid to buy time until the elections 3 weeks, 2 days ago Trump announces a historic agreement and a new administration for Gaza 1 month ago Israeli affairs German politicians call for European sanctions on the Israeli Minister of Security 2 weeks, 1 day ago Latest News Funeral of martyrs Khalil Shihada and Omar al-Naasan to their final resting place in Mughair Martyrdom and injuries as a result of occupation targeting residents west of Gaza City Major General Rajab: security institution frees a police officer after an attempted kidnapping by a gang Democratic Republic of Congo to move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem Israel announces release of 5 detained Lebanese civilians U.S. House approves bill targeting universities that boycott Israel Washington: Israel’s release of the five Lebanese was mediated by the United States Najah University News Four students from the French department at Najah University participate in an intensive course in France moments ago Najah University News Professor Rami al-Hamdallah commends Palestine Bank’s support for establishing a cancer center at Najah Hospital Najah Media Center hosts director of “Refugee Girls” in a dialogue about asylum and identity an hour ago A female student from the French language department participates in an intensive language course at the University of Brussels moments ago Reports Inside Damoun… Ben Gvir boasts of tightening measures on female prisoners and depriving them of their rights 57 seconds ago Reports Report: Dispute within the occupation army over transferring law enforcement powers to Ben Gvir’s police 10 seconds ago Reports Gaza reconstruction plan frozen in Cairo amid disagreements over the future of the Strip 31 minutes ago Exclusive statements Exclusive statements Israeli desalination plants’ stoppage confuses water in the West Bank… Hebron and Bethlehem most affected 11 seconds ago Exclusive statements From the rubble to the tents… Gaza faces the cost of a war whose effects are not over 41 seconds ago Exclusive statements “Be it”.. how employee dues are managed and what the app holds for the next phase? 9 seconds ago Exclusive statements The new academic year under financial crisis pressure… will classes return to 3 days only? 27 minutes ago Back to top

The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu conducted a field visit to the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, aiming to conduct a security assessment of the operational situation in the field. Netanyahu was accompanied on this tour by senior officials from the General Security Service (Shin Bet) and the southern regional command of the army, who were briefed on the progress of military operations across various fronts. Sources familiar with the matter said the tour focused on reviewing recent security results, most notably the announcement of the arrest of the head of Hamas’s internal security service in the Gaza Strip. The Prime Minister’s Office claimed that this step comes as part of the occupation forces’ efforts to undermine the administrative and security structures belonging to the Palestinian resistance across all governorates. In statements made from what is known as the “Yellow Line,” the dividing line between the positions of the occupation forces and areas still under resistance control, Netanyahu stressed that Tel Aviv does not intend to withdraw from the Gaza Strip. He explained that Israeli forces will maintain their current deployment to ensure full field control and prevent any change in the security reality. Netanyahu emphasized that the occupation army currently controls about 60% of the Gaza Strip, noting that military operations will not stop there. He also used the opportunity to attack his political opponents, specifically Benny Gantz, reaffirming his firm rejection of what he described as cries of “surrender and withdrawal” that were raised earlier. Regarding the future aims of the aggression, the Israeli prime minister explained that the coming stages will involve intensified field work aimed at fully disarming the Gaza Strip. He argued that disarming Hamas is the only guarantee that the Gaza Strip will not pose any future security threat to settlements and Israeli cities. These statements come as the frontline fronts continue to experience clashes, with the political leadership in Israel insisting on continuing military pressure to achieve political gains. These positions underscore the occupation’s obstinacy toward any international initiatives calling for a full withdrawal and a ceasefire in the distressed sector.

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- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the Gaza Strip - Netanyahu asserted Israeli military control will continue despite a ceasefire Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel, stated during a visit to Israeli military positions in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday that Israeli forces would not withdraw from their current locations, according to an official statement from the Prime Minister’s Office. “We control the area. We are not retreating. We are staying on this line,” Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel, said near the Yellow Line, which marks the boundary between areas under the control of the militant group Hamas and the Israeli military. The visit occurred as the United States called for a ceasefire in Gaza, urging both parties to halt hostilities and pursue negotiations, according to Antony Blinken, US Secretary of State, and statements from the US State Department. The ceasefire proposal, which has received international backing, aims to reduce civilian casualties and facilitate humanitarian access, US officials said. Israeli, Hamas, and international positions on Gaza operations Netanyahu’s remarks underscore Israel’s position that military operations in Gaza will continue until its stated objectives are achieved. The Israeli government has repeatedly cited security concerns and the need to prevent attacks from the Gaza Strip as justification for its ongoing presence, according to statements from Israeli officials. Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, has condemned the continued Israeli military presence and called for a full withdrawal as a precondition for any lasting ceasefire, according to a statement from the group’s spokesperson. The United Nations, through spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric, has called for restraint and renewed efforts to reach a negotiated settlement, citing the humanitarian impact of the conflict. The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs also urged both parties to accept an immediate ceasefire and emphasized the need for compliance with international humanitarian law. Under international law, as referenced by the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross, Gaza is considered occupied territory due to the extent of Israeli control over its borders, airspace, and maritime access, despite the withdrawal of permanent Israeli ground forces in 2005. The legal status of Gaza remains a subject of international consensus and ongoing debate in diplomatic forums. Independent verification of the current situation on the ground in Gaza remains limited due to access restrictions for journalists and international observers.

Netanyahu: Israel controls 60% of Gaza, not withdrawing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that Israel controls 60% of the Gaza Strip and that Israeli forces will remain along the current Yellow Line. "We control the territory. We are not withdrawing. We are staying along this line," Netanyahu said during a visit to an IDF post inside Gaza alongside senior military commanders. He said Israel was continuing operations against militants and claimed the head of Hamas's General Security Service was captured the previous day. "We will certainly learn a few things," Netanyahu said. Netanyahu added that Israel's goals remain disarming Hamas and demilitarizing Gaza, saying there was still work to complete. Here we are to serve you with news right now. It does not cost much, but worth your attention. Choose to support open, independent, quality journalism and subscribe on a monthly basis. By subscribing to our online newspaper, you can have full digital access to all news, analysis, and much more. You can also follow AzerNEWS on Twitter @AzerNewsAz or Facebook @AzerNewsNewspaper Thank you!

Israeli right-wing extremist National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir unveiled on Thursday a plan to clear the Gaza Strip of its Palestinian population and expel them abroad. This comes a day after Defense Minister Yoav Galant said Israel has ready plans to remove the Palestinians from the enclave, but is waiting for the United States to determine where they can be moved. Ben-Gvir set a goal of forcing 250,000 Palestinians out of Gaza within one year, followed by those who remain, estimated at about two million, leaving over the next six years. Ben-Gvir, one of the most prominent faces of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition, said what he proposed is “realistic,” noting that several countries are “willing” to receive Gaza residents, without specifying them. Kilbt said during a conference hosted by the Walla and Yedioth Ahronoth on Wednesday, “There is ultimately no real solution for Gaza without this migration.” He added that the Israeli government is “organized and ready to take them out, by sea, air, and by all possible means.” These positions come weeks before Israel’s legislative elections, expected to be closely contested and the first since the Gaza war erupted after Hamas’ attack on the Jewish state on October 7, 2023. The war has caused massive destruction in the besieged Palestinian enclave and forced most of its residents to flee at least once, in addition to a severe humanitarian crisis.

Radio Al-Wasat Al-Wasat Newspaper Al-Wasat Channel | Plan a “Zionist” scheme promoted by the extreme minister Ben Gvir to empty the Gaza Strip of its residents Thursday, September 3, 2026, 7:01 PM !Plan a “Zionist” scheme promoted by the extremist minister Ben Gvir to empty the Gaza Strip of its residents A manipulated image showing the destruction in the north of Gaza due to Israeli bombardment and the far-right Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir. (Reuters and the Internet) The Israeli far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir today, Thursday, proposed a plan to empty the Gaza Strip of its Palestinian residents and transfer them abroad. The plan aims to expel 250,000 Palestinians from Gaza within one year, then have the remaining, estimated at about two million people, leave over the following six years, according to the French news agency AFP. Israeli plans to oust Palestinians from the Gaza Strip The extremist minister, who is one of the most prominent faces of the governing coalition for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court as a war criminal, said what he proposed is “realistic,” claiming that several countries are “ready” to receive Gaza’s residents, without specifying them. This rhetoric comes a few weeks before Israel’s legislative elections, which are expected to feature a close contest and will be the first since the outbreak of the Gaza war of extermination on October 7, 2023. - Israeli defense minister reveals existence of “ready plans” to remove Palestinians from the Gaza Strip - South Africa submits file to the International Court of Justice regarding Israel’s non-compliance with its decisions The war has caused widespread destruction in the besieged Palestinian enclave, with most of its residents displaced at least once, in addition to a severe humanitarian crisis. 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Israeli far-right national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir on Thursday, September 3, unveiled a plan to empty the Gaza Strip of its Palestinian residents and transfer them abroad. This comes a day after Defense Minister Yoav Galant said Israel has ready-made plans to remove the Palestinians from the enclave, but is waiting for the United States to specify where they can be moved. Ben-Gvir set a goal of removing 250,000 Palestinians from Gaza within one year, followed by those remaining — estimated at about two million people — leaving over the next six years. Ben-Gvir, one of the most prominent faces of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s governing coalition, said what he proposed is “realistic,” noting that several countries “are ready” to receive Gaza residents, without naming them. Galant said during a conference hosted by the Walla News site and the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper on Wednesday, “There is ultimately no real solution for Gaza without this migration,” in his view. He added that the Israeli government is “structured and ready to remove them, by sea, air, and every possible means,” as he put it. These positions come just weeks before Israel’s legislative elections, which are expected to feature a tight contest and will be the first since the outbreak of the Gaza war after Hamas’s attack on the Jewish state on October 7, 2023. The war caused enormous devastation in the besieged Palestinian enclave and displaced most of its residents at least once, in addition to a severe humanitarian crisis.

Israel is waiting for U.S. approval to remove Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Wednesday, resurfacing a plan that has been widely condemned as forced displacement and described as ethnic cleansing. Katz, speaking at a news conference hosted by Israeli news site Ynet and newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth, said Israel is ready to facilitate what has been described as "voluntary emigration" of Palestinians in Gaza "by any means." Palestinians in Gaza have mostly rejected the idea, fearing it will result in their forced expulsion. Yedioth Ahronoth reported that Israeli National Security Minister and far-right Jewish Power party leader Itamar Ben-Gvir will unveil the plan on Thursday, which will reportedly remove Palestinians over the span of seven years. Ben-Gvir — who has beensanctioned by Ottawaover repeated incitements of violence againstPalestinian communities — is expected to present the plan dubbed "Disengagement 710" as part of his campaign in October's legislative elections. Pending U.S. backing, Katz described the move as necessary, insisting the issue at hand is finding countries to take the Palestinians in. "There is no real solution for Gaza in the end without this migration," Katzsaid. Katz said the Israeli government "is organized and prepared to get them out — by sea, by air, by every way possible," according to theTimes of Israel. The comments come nearly three years since the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led attacks on Israel, which killed 1,200 people and led to about 250 being taken hostage, according to Israeli tallies. Israel's ensuing assault on Gaza has killed more than 73,400, according to the Gaza Health Ministry, and left much of the enclave in ruins. In February 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump pitched the idea oftaking ownershipof the territory andpermanently displacing its residentsbefore turning it into the "Riviera of the Middle East," which at the time was met with unified anger and concern. Trump later appeared to abandon the idea, and in January 2026 established the "Board of Peace" to ostensibly handle the resolution of violence and reconstruction in Gaza, although the board has made little progress. Katz claims Trump has not abandoned the plan, but has merely "frozen it" due to pressure from Arab states, the Times of Israel reported. In response to Trump's remarks in February 2025, United Nations experts warned that moving or forcibly relocating Palestinians wouldviolate international law. "It is manifestly illegal to invade and annex foreign territory by force, to forcibly deport its population, and to deprive the Palestinian people of their inalienable right to self-determination," they said in 2025. The UN Office of the High Commissionerraised concernover ethnic cleansingby Israeli authorities in both Gaza and the West Bank this past February. It said the increase of reported attacks and forcible transfers "appear aimed at a permanent displacement of Palestinians throughout the occupied territories." Many Palestinians in Gaza refuse to leave their homes despite dire living conditions after Israel's two-year offensive in the enclave left roughly two million people displaced and living in crowded makeshift tent camps. Families have been left to deal with widespread destruction, severe water shortages and acute food insecurity. "We were born and raised in Gaza, we will die and be buried in Gaza," Umm Yusuf Shabat, a 55-year-old mother and grandmother, told a freelance videographer with CBC News in the legislative district west of Gaza City. "There is no immigration by any means. It is enough, the displacement we went through. No matter what happens, we will not [be displaced] again." Muhammad Abu Jibbeh, 39, echoed Shabat's remarks, saying he refuses to leave. "Ultimately, this is our homeland … we are going to remain steadfast and we will not leave our land and we utterly reject the idea of leaving the country or migrating," Abu Jibbeh said. Gaza stuck in ‘humanitarian purgatory’ 9 months into ceasefire Others say the living conditions have made it impossible to bear or envision a future in the war-torn territory. The Israel Defence Forces currentlycontrol up to 70 per centof Gaza, according to Israeli sources cited in a July report. Abdul Rahman Al-Turk, 28, says he has been displaced seven times within Gaza since the war began in October 2023. He says water and bread shortages persist, making it difficult to get by. "We are tired. When we have the first chance to leave the country, we will take it," Al-Turk told CBC News. "There is no future here. There is no work, no construction, nothing. What do we want to do in this country? If the solution is migration, then get us out." Despite a U.S.-backed ceasefire that took effect in October 2025, whichhalted the large-scale fighting that had devastated the enclave,Israeli strikes and raids continue in Gaza.The Gaza Health Ministry said more than 1,300 civilians have died sincethen. The20-point peace plan,agreed upon by Israel and Hamas in October 2025, did not call for Palestinians’ displacement. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected Trump's new15-point peace planlast month, saying Israel will not withdraw forces until Hamas ⁠⁠fully disarms. Trump's plan states that nobody will be forced to leave the Gaza Strip under Clause 13, which calls for a phased Israeli withdrawal. Israel rejects Trump’s 15-point Gaza peace plan Hamasformally dissolvedits primary civilian governing body in July butmaintains it will only disarmafter a complete Israeli withdrawal from the territory. Katz's remarks this week drew a sharp rebuke from Democratic U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen, who condemned the plan. "After our trip to the Gaza-Egypt border last year, [Sen. Jeff Merkley] and I released a report entitled, 'The Netanyahu Government is Implementing a Plan to Ethnically Cleanse Gaza of Palestinians,'" Van Hollen said in a post on X. "Now the Israeli [Ministry] of Defence confirmed that's the goal. We must end our complicity." Senior Writer Sara Jabakhanji is a Toronto-based senior writer assigned to cover news developments in the Middle East. She has worked in CBC bureaus in Ottawa, London and Toronto. You can reach her at [email protected]. With files from Mohamed El Saife

Wednesday, September 2, 2026 –U.S. launches strikes on southern Iran, killing 18. Iran launches retaliatory attacks. IRGC says two oil tankers hit Hormuz mines and were disabled. CENTCOM claims 84 vessels redirected during naval blockade. President Donald Trump threatens to escalate attacks, says Gulf allies privy to latest wave of U.S. attacks. Head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council vows retaliation. Russia affirms solidarity with Iran. Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammed Bagher Ghalibaf claims U.S. giving ships “false guarantees” about Hormuz passage. U.S. previews more sanctions on Iranian business partners. Saudi shipping firm says two sailors killed in Hormuz transit. Peru cuts diplomatic ties with Iran. USS Abraham Lincoln arrives in Thailand after more than 6 months at sea. Israeli attacks kill Palestinian boy in Jabalia, woman dies of wounds in Deir al-Balah. “Why should a child filling up water die?” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits Gaza, vows no withdrawal. Israeli demolitions, land razing, detentions and settler attacks continue across occupied West Bank. Palestinian ministry documents pattern of Israeli restrictions on Islamic holy sites in August. Hamas condemns Israeli attacks on Gaza in talks with mediators, Board of Peace envoy Nickolay Mladenov. WHO: Water contamination nearly triples in Gaza as rainy season threatens public health crisis. U.S. claims it seized more than $560,000 in cryptocurrency donations intended for Hamas. East Jerusalem teachers strike as Israel imposes curriculum, blocks teacher permits. Israeli attacks kill one, wound another in southern Lebanon as ceasefire violations continue. EU plans new mission to train Lebanese army as UNIFIL mandate nears end. Ed Markey wins Massachusetts Democratic Senate Primary. War Secretary Pete Hegseth continues military purge. Top Pentagon AI official sells AI company stake for millions. Two House Democrats break ranks to save GOP procedural vote. Chinese immigrant found dead hours after entering ICE custody. State Department proposes requiring parents to prove citizenship for children’s passports. ICE arrests hold near record high with roughly 50,000 in August. DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin says ICE could deploy to polling sites for “specific threats.” DOJ sues Kansas City schools over gender policy. Tyson lays off 2,500 workers overnight in abrupt Illinois plant closure. Global warming set to exceed 1.5°C within years. Chinese president calls for new Middle East security order during Egypt visit. Germany accuses Russia of drone attack on Leipzig airport, expels diplomats. Germany investigates second power-grid sabotage attempt in 24 hours. South Korean president calls for revival of U.S.-North Korea dialogue. Vanuatu files ICJ case seeking sovereignty over French-controlled Pacific islands. Mexican soldiers kill suspected cartel hitman. This is Drop Site Daily, our free news recap We send it Monday – Friday U.S. launches strikes on southern Iran, killing 18:The U.S. expanded its strikes into southern Iran, killing 18 people, Iranian media reported on Wednesday. Island regions:The U.S. struck several villages on Iran’s Qeshm Island, hitting a fish powder factory, and also hit Lavan Island, killing three members of the paramilitary Basij force. Hormozgan:A U.S. attackhita wedding in Sirik on Tuesday, killing at least four people, including a child, and injuring nearly 100 people, 51 of whom were hospitalized,accordingto Iran’s Health Ministry. Separate U.S. strikes hit a fishing pier and a port authority tower in the city. The U.S. also struck the major southern port city of Bandar Abbas, the city of Jask, and a residential area in the coastal city of Kuhestak. Several parts of the power grid in Hormozgan were also targeted. Kermanshah:The U.S. killed four Iranian military personnel in an overnight attack on the western province of Kermanshah, according to a statement from Iran’s military. Sistan and Baluchestan:The U.S. struck the port city of Chabahar several times on Tuesday, and hit the nearby city of Konarak as well. Khuzestan:A U.S. missile struck the outskirts of the Iranian city of Ahvaz, in the country’s western Khuzestan province, Iran’s Fars news agency reported, and later strikes hit at least two other locations. Tuesday strikes killed at least seven and injured eight others in the province. Kerman:The U.S. also targeted an airport in the city of Jirfot, in Iran’s southeast, Iranian broadcaster IRIB reported, though the attack entailed no casualties and minimal damage to the airport’s infrastructure. Bushehr:Explosions were also heard in the gas hub of Asaluyeh. Markazi:Iranian forces shot down a U.S. MQ-9 drone over Khomeyn, in central Iran on Tuesday, Tasnim reported. Iran launches retaliatory attacks:Iranian officials announced that the country would launch “regretful” retaliatory attacks on Tuesday, with a spokesman for the IRGC saying the U.S. would face “severe punishment” for its latest attack on Iran. Jordan:Iran launched several rockets towards Jordan, claiming a successful strike on the U.S. military barracks at Camp Titin, near the Gulf of Aqaba. Iran claimed it killed several U.S. forces and destroyed “several installations and enemy attack helicopters” at the base, while a U.S. source told Al Jazeera the attack had not caused any injuries or major damage. Iran also claimed a successful ballistic missile strike on a helicopter hangar at the Prince Hassan Base in Jordan, and launched attacks at the city of Mafraq. Jordanian officials claimed that they intercepted 10 of 13 Iranian missiles launched into the kingdom, that the remaining three landed in remote areas, and that no injuries or deaths were recorded. Bahrain:Iran launched drone attacks on U.S. forces in Bahrain, at the country’s Sheikh Isa Airbase, according to a statement issued by Iran’s Tasnim news service. Bahrain’s Ministry of Interior later reported several missile interceptions over its airspace. Kuwait:The Kuwaiti army reported that the country’s air defenses were responding to attacks by “hostile,” Iran-linked drones in its airspace. Kuwait’s fire service later said a fire at a residential complex in the capital was brought under control after an alleged Iranian drone strike with no injuries reported. Iran claimed its attack on Kuwait’s Ali Al-Salem airbase inflicted casualties. Iraq:Iran’s IRGC said its forces carried out a combined missile and drone attack on U.S. facilities in Erbil province, northern Iraq, killing several U.S. personnel, destroying a repair center and warehouses containing technical equipment. Its claims of casualties and damage have not been independently verified. Syria: Three missiles aimed at Jordan were intercepted over the eastern Deraa countryside in southern Syria, Al Jazeera reported on Tuesday evening. United Arab Emirates:Iran said it struck radar stations at the Al-Dhafra and Al-Minhad bases in the UAE on Wednesday. The UAE did not confirm the attacks. IRGC says two oil tankers hit Hormuz mines and were disabled:The IRGC said two ⁠oil ⁠tankers hit sea mines and were disabled ⁠while attempting to transit the ⁠Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, according to a statement shared on Iranian state media. The IRGC claimed that the tankers had attempted a transit through the “illegal” southern route with the help of U.S. operatives, and that they were forced to disembark their crews. CENTCOM claims 84 vessels redirected during naval blockade:U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said as of Tuesday evening, U.S. forces had redirected 84 commercial vessels during its ongoing naval blockade against Iran, adding one vessel redirection to Sunday’s toll. In aposton X, CENTCOM added that it had disabled three vessels and boarded two to “ensure compliance.” Trump threatens to escalate attacks, says Gulf allies privy to latest wave of U.S. attacks:President Donald Trump threatened on Tuesday evening tointensifyU.S. attacks on Iran if Tehran retaliated, telling Fox News: “They’ll be hit much harder…if it goes a third time, they’re going to be totally wiped out as a country.” He had earlierclaimedin a Truth Social post that the “biggest attack of them all” was “waiting in the wings,” should Iran respond to the latest wave of attacks Separately, Trump said that the U.S. had “almost total control” of Hormuz on Tuesday, and dismissed reports that the U.S. was seeking a new agreement with Iran. Trump also claimed in his Fox News interview that the U.S.’s Gulf allies were notified before the latest round of U.S. strikes on Iran. Head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council vows retaliation:In response to the U.S. attacks, Mohsen Rezaei, the head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, said in apost: “You will soon see that Iran’s new strategy on the battlefield, in diplomacy, and in confronting the economic blockade will shatter your foundations.” Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei called the U.S. bombing of a wedding a “war crime” and said in aposton X: “The truth of America’s illegal war against Iran was revealed last night in #Sirik; where a wedding ceremony was bombed, within the framework of America’s desperate attempt to conceal its own defeat; the reality is the crimes that America commits, not the AI-generated videos that falsely depict American officials as morally upright and victorious heroes.” Russia affirms solidarity with Iran, Putin tells Pezeshkian:President Vladimir Putin told Iranian President ⁠Masoud Pezeshkian at ⁠the Shanghai Cooperation Organization meeting on Tuesday that Russia stood in solidarity with the Iranian people. Putin ⁠also told Pezeshkian that Russia and Iran would maintain ⁠their economic and ⁠trade relationship despite U.S. threats against countries that cooperate with Iran. Ghalibaf claims U.S. giving ships “false guarantees” about Hormuz passage:In a video message shared by Iranian news agencies, parliament speaker Mohammed Bagher Ghalibaf addressed the situation in the Strait of Hormuz, saying that, despite a few “enemy” ships managing to get through the passageway, Iranian forces remained “in complete control” of the Strait and would “not allow it to be opened. He claimed the U.S. was giving ships “false guarantees” about their ability to cross a southern route in Hormuz, adding that ships that try to do so are being targeted. In his remarks, Ghalibaf also threatened that “no one” would be “able to export oil,” should the U.S.’s stranglehold on Iranian oil continue. U.S. previews more sanctions on Iranian business partners:At the G20 finance meeting on Tuesday, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that the U.S. planned to announce new sanctions on “anyone that does business with the IRGC.” He also claimed that the U.S. was presently tracking down the group’s assets. Saudi shipping firm says two sailors killed in Hormuz transit:The Saudi shipping company Bahri reported on Wednesday that two Filipino crew members were killed on board the Sidr supertanker in a Monday incident in the Strait of Hormuz. Peru cuts diplomatic ties with Iran:Peru announced on Tuesday that it had severed diplomatic relations with Iran, accusing Iran of “inciting violence” and “escalating” the conflict in the Middle East, and citing disruptions to shipping in the Strait of Hormuz in a statement from its Foreign Ministry. The two countries have had diplomatic relations since November 1973. USS Abraham Lincoln arrives in Thailand after more than 6 months at sea:After more than 200 consecutive days at sea, the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln arrived in Thailand on Wednesday, Reuters reported. The vessel plans to dock in the Southeast Asian country for five days. The vessel has been plagued by reports of deteriorating conditions on board and concerns over the mental health of some sailors and marines after its long deployment. Killed and wounded in Gaza:Over the past 24 hours, eight Palestinians were killed and 31 were injured in attacks across Gaza, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health. One Palestinian was killed in a building collapse, bringing the number of people killed in building collapses to 34. The total recorded death toll since October 7, 2023 has risen to 73,470 killed, with 174,540 injured. Since October 11, the first full day of the so-called ceasefire, Israel has killed at least 1,334 Palestinians in Gaza and wounded 4,429, while 815 bodies have been recovered from under the rubble. Israeli attacks kill Palestinian boy in Jabalia, woman dies of wounds in Deir al-Balah:A Palestinian boy waskilledand another person wounded in an Israeli strike on the Al-Hawja area of Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza on Wednesday, according to WAFA. In central Gaza, a 51-year-old woman died from wounds sustained from Israeli forces a day earlier. “Why should a child filling up water die?”:An Israeli attack in the Al-Katiba area of western Gaza City killed four, including two children and a woman, and wounded eight, on Tuesday. Families had gathered to collect water in the area. “The water tanker came, and we started filling up water, us and our children,” Faiza Al-Bahtini, the aunt of one of the children killed, told Drop Site’s Mohamed Ahmed. “Then we heard gunfire coming from every direction. After that, the vehicles came, the Israelis started bombing, and the massacre happened.” The Israeli military claimed it was targeting the head of Hamas’s internal security apparatus in Gaza and strikes were carried out to “remove threats.” Abu al-Abd, an eyewitness who was filling water with his four children, said: “What is the crime of a child filling up water? … Because a child was filling up water, Netanyahu shot at him. What have these children done to you?”Watch Ahmed’s dispatchhere. Netanyahu visits Gaza, vows no withdrawal:Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited an Israeli military post near the “yellow line” in Gaza on Wednesday. In aposton X alongside a Hebrew-language video, Netanyahu said, “Today we control the area and we are holding this line. We have more work to complete and we will complete it—until Hamas is disarmed and Gaza is demilitarized. Gaza will no longer pose a threat to Israel!” Israeli demolitions, land razing, detentions and settler attacks continue across occupied West Bank: Hebron:Israeli forcesdemolishedaround 10 structures in the village of Al-Tabban in Masafer Yatta, south of Hebron, on Wednesday, including tin homes, barracks, sheep pens, and water wells, WAFA reported. Residents were prevented from removing their belongings before the demolitions began. Salfit:Israeli forcesdetainedDeir Ballut Mayor and three other Palestinians while they were on agricultural land west of the town on Wednesday. Israeli bulldozers have been razing land and uprooting hundreds of olive trees in the area for four consecutive days to build a settlement road. Jenin:Israeli forces continued razing agricultural land and uprooting trees in Arraba, southwest of Jenin, for a second consecutive day on Wednesday. Arraba Mayor said around 223 dunams (55 acres) are currently being bulldozed. Nablus:Israeli settlersattackedthe eastern area of Beita, south of Nablus, early Wednesday and set fire to two Palestinian vehicles parked outside homes. East Jerusalem:Israeli authoritiesdemolisheda three-story residential building in the Al-Bustan neighborhood of Silwan, on Wednesday. The approximately 500-square-meter building contained four homes. Palestinian ministry documents pattern of Israeli restrictions on Islamic holy sites in August:Israelintensifiedrestrictions on Islamic holy sites in August, with 26 incursions into Al-Aqsa Mosque and the call to prayer blocked 155 times at Hebron’s Ibrahimi Mosque, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Awqaf. The ministry also documented restrictions on worshippers, settler incursions at Al-Aqsa, and attacks on mosques and Islamic shrines elsewhere in the occupied West Bank. Hamas condemns Israeli attacks on Gaza in talks with mediators, Mladenov:Hamas said on Wednesday it held talks with mediators and “Board of Peace” High Representative Nickolay Mladenov, condemning Israeli attacks on Gaza that killed and wounded Palestinians. The group urged ceasefire mediators and guarantors to “exert the utmost pressure” on the Israeli government to

No, Israel does not forget its plan to expel the Palestinians from Gaza: it only waits for Trump's OK Israel’s Defense Minister, Israel Katz, argues that leaving is what 80% of Gaza’s population wants and that the Netanyahu government is prepared to remove them "by any means" possible. The UN calls this ethnic cleansing. Israel’s Defense Minister, Israel Katz, has reminded the world of what many had forgotten or hidden for convenience: that his government has a plan to expel the Palestinians from Gaza. If he hasn’t carried it out yet, it’s not for lack of willingness, but because the United States is holding them back. But the idea persists, the organization is virtually ready—discussing details—and Tel Aviv is willing to implement the exit "by any means". During a conference yesterday organized by the Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth and its portal Ynet, Katz asserted that "there is no real solution for Gaza in the end without this migration." The Likud minister—same conservative party led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu—stated that approximately 80% of residents of the Palestinian enclave "want to emigrate," citing polls conducted by Israel, of course. The problem, he says, is that there are currently "no countries in the world that will welcome them." Logical, given what it would imply for betraying the Palestinian cause. He also accuses the Hamas party-militia of not allowing them to leave the territory. According to Katz, U.S. President Donald Trump initially put the issue on his agenda for 2025, but the proposal was "frozen" due to pressure from several Arab countries. "The plan has not been canceled; it is being debated all the time, even now," insisted the Israeli defense chief. Katz warned that if there were finally nations willing to receive the Palestinians, the Israeli government "is organized and prepared to take them out of there: by sea, by air, or by any possible means." More so, he suggested that Israel could receive a "green light" to advance these plans once it’s clear that Hamas is not fulfilling its commitments under the U.S. peace plan for the strip, though for now it has been announcing steps toward its disarmament and the end of its administrative control. "We are not withdrawing" Katz’s statements coincided with a visit by Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to a military outpost inside Gaza itself, his first incursion into the territory since the truce reached in October 2025. Netanyahu reaffirmed on the ground his stance of maintaining control over the territory and emphasized that Israel will not withdraw from the enclave. "We are not withdrawing. We stay on this line. We control 60% of the strip. And there is more to come, because we are eliminating the terrorists who threaten us," the leader said in a video message. The Israeli leader’s statement contradicts the roadmap set by the so-called Trump Peace Council, which links Hamas disarmament to the withdrawal of Israeli troops. The Israeli leader insisted that troops will not leave the area until Gaza’s demilitarization is guaranteed, noting that although the objective has been largely achieved, there is still work to do. But his tone was defiant and triumphalist because, every hour, Netanyahu is already campaigning for the October elections, those that could jeopardize his majority, even appealing to religious and ultranationalist voters. With elections around the corner, which could also end his judicial immunity, Netanyahu seems focused on maintaining the support of his allies, who demand a permanent Israeli presence in Gaza and even the construction of settlements, illegal under international law. The UN said it clearly Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, 2023, killing 1,200 people and kidnapping 250, to which Israel responded with an offensive that has left more than 73,400 dead in Gaza, including more than 1,330 since the October 2025 truce, according to figures from the Health Ministry directed by Hamas. Adding to this is the internal displacement of people: of the two million inhabitants of the territory, at least 1.8 million have had to leave their homes and seek refuge during the genocide. Today, approximately 1.4 to 1.5 million people are displaced, according to recent estimates of humanitarian organizations and UN agencies. The forced displacement of civilians is already considered a war crime under international law and would be accompanied by another crime, ethnic cleansing, if the expulsion that Katz is bringing back to the surface were carried out. The United Nations warned in February in a devastating report. Ravina Shamdasani, spokesperson for the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, has said repeatedly that the so-called voluntary displacement of Palestinians from Gaza raises concerns about forced transfers. "As the occupying power, Israel must fulfill all obligations imposed by international law, in particular international humanitarian law. This means rejecting all forms of ethnic cleansing," said UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres.

Katz trusts Trump’s green light and stresses that the plan “is constantly being debated,” despite the lack of countries willing to participate and the U.S. position shift. Netanyahu government’s Gaza plan remains ethnic cleansing, even though it has not yet been carried out, according to his defense minister, Israel Katz. He said this on Wednesday at a conference, noting that “there is no real solution for Gaza without this migration.” The minister used the euphemism—voluntary migration—with which Israeli politicians have referred for years to the expulsion of Palestinians. Although it has been sidelined in public debate, the proposal “is constantly debated,” with the government “organized and prepared to remove them, by sea, by air, by any means possible.” “I believe that, ultimately, there is no other solution for the good of all. But for that to happen, we need the United States, and that moment will come,” Katz, a member of the same Likud party as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and one of the most notable supporters of emptying Gaza of Palestinians, said. Every so often, the minister reiterates his support for his idea. He did so mainly at the beginning of 2025, when Trump publicly endorsed it, filling the Israeli far right with the excitement they had long dreamed of. The minister even put a port and an airport at the plan’s disposal. A dark plot organized flights abroad to remove Gazans. Israel mobilized then to persuade its weaker allies to house as many Gazans as possible, while Trump even threatened Jordan and Egypt. The reality, however, as Katz admitted at the conference, is that “there is no country in the world that will host them.” after turning the Strip into a devastated and uninhabitable place, Israel’s goal is to clear it of Palestinians as much as possible, promoting their departure (and presenting it as voluntary acts of individual freedom) without guarantees that they will be allowed to return in the future. A part of the government also wants to rebuild there the Jewish settlements dismantled two decades ago. It is something that, at least on paper, the truce agreement signed in October and promoted by Trump strictly prohibits. The text specifies that “no one will be forced to leave Gaza” and that those who decide to do so will have the same freedom to return. It even encourages people “to stay” to “build a better Gaza.” This retreat by the White House from the ethnic cleansing of Gaza and the lack of countries to take in the Palestinians have drained momentum from the national and global public debate about “voluntary migration,” which a majority of Israeli society supports, according to polls. Hamas, moreover, remains in control of 40% of Gaza where almost all of the population—just over two million people—lives. The ceasefire agreement includes various obligations that Israel has been failing to meet (without public reproach from the United States or the Peace Board chaired by Trump). And its future depends on political will, which will be largely shaped by two electoral results in 2026. In Israel, the legislative elections next October will determine the coalition’s continuity in power; and the midterms in the United States, in November, will be key to the survival of the Republican majority in Congress. Trump, Katz insisted, “has not canceled” his plan to empty Gaza. He has only “suspended” it.

El ministro de Defensa de Israel ha declarado que su Gobierno busca el apoyo del presidente estadounidense, Donald Trump, para aprobar planes para expulsar a los palestinos de la Franja de Gaza, una medida que la comunidad internacional ha rechazado anteriormente y que puede ser un crimen de guerra. Israel Katz afirmó que, en última instancia, “no existe una solución real para Gaza sin la migración” de los alrededor de 2 millones de habitantes durante una conferencia organizada por el sitio de noticias israelí Ynet y el periódico Yedioth Ahronoth. El titular de Defensa señaló que el Gobierno israelí está “organizado y preparado para sacarlos por mar, por aire y por cualquier vía posible”. A principios de 2025, el propio Trump dijo que Estados Unidos tomaría el control de la Franja de Gaza —lo que habría implicado expulsar a los palestinos del territorio—, pero posteriormente abandonó esa idea. El plan de paz de 20 puntos para Gaza elaborado por la Casa Blanca el año pasado no incluye la deportación de los palestinos, algo que sería ampliamente considerado como una limpieza étnica. Sin embargo, Katz declaró el miércoles que, a su juicio, el apoyo de Estados Unidos al plan inclinaría la opinión de los países árabes a favor del reasentamiento forzoso de los gazatíes. Remarcó que el visto bueno de Trump era crucial para convencer a los países vecinos de que aceptaran a refugiados palestinos. “Todos los países dispuestos a acogerlos buscan el respaldo de Estados Unidos”, afirmó. Y agregó que el presidente Trump no canceló el plan de deportación, por el momento, sino que “lo ha congelado”. La Casa Blanca no respondió de inmediato a una solicitud de The Guardian sobre si Trump seguía manteniendo conversaciones acerca de las propuestas de Israel para despoblar por la fuerza la Franja de Gaza. Katz señaló en particular a Egipto, país que —según el ministro— había presionado a Washington para que se opusiera al traslado forzoso de la población palestina. “No se ha descartado”, aseguró. “Es un tema que se debate constantemente, incluso ahora, y creo que, a fin de cuentas, no existe otra solución que redunde en beneficio de todos”. Las declaraciones del ministro de Defensa se producen en plena campaña electoral en Israel para las elecciones del 27 de octubre, que estarán muy reñidas y ante las que el primer ministro, Benjamín Netanyahu, y sus aliados de derecha buscan atraer a los votantes abogando por medidas más agresivas contra los palestinos. Algunas de estas posturas han sido abiertamente incendiarias y crueles. El ministro de Seguridad Nacional, el ultraderechista Itamar Ben Gvir, publicó en X imágenes de una prisión de mujeres y afirmó ser el responsable de las pésimas condiciones en las que se encuentran en ese centro. Cuando una reclusa le comunicó que no recibían atención médica, ni podían ducharse ni disponer de ropa limpia, Ben Gvir respondió: “Se acabó lo de las buenas condiciones en las cárceles. Esta es la situación actual y yo soy el responsable directo de todo. Estoy satisfecho con estas condiciones”. El miércoles, Netanyahu visitó un puesto militar israelí situado cerca de la llamada Línea Amarilla en la Franja de Gaza, que delimita el territorio que ocupa Israel. El Ejecutivo ha manifestado que no se retirará de dicha línea hasta que Hamás se desarme, a pesar de las peticiones de una retirada gradual para facilitar el reciente acuerdo anunciado por Trump. “Controlamos el territorio y nos mantendremos en esta línea”, afirmó Netanyahu esta semana. “Estamos haciendo todo lo posible para lograr nuestro objetivo: desarmar a Hamás y desmilitarizar Gaza. Gaza dejará de suponer una amenaza para Israel”. Hace unos meses, el primer ministro dijo que el ejército controlaría el 70% de la Franja y eso es aproximadamente lo que ocupa actualmente, pese a que representa casi un 20% más de lo estipulado por el acuerdo de alto el fuego de octubre de 2025, cuando las tropas se retiraron de la mitad del territorio palestino hasta la Línea Amarilla. Texto traducido y actualizado por elDiario.es

Wednesday, September 2, 2026 News, Israel News Israel is still seeking the emigration of Palestinians from Gaza, but Trump froze the plan, says Katz Link Jewish Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz stated that plans to facilitate the massive emigration of Palestinians from Gaza remain under discussion and that they have simply been “frozen” by U.S. President Donald Trump; these statements were made during a conference organized by the Israeli news site Ynet and the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper. “At the end, there is no real solution for Gaza without this migration,” he said at the event, adding that “80 percent want to emigrate. We are verifying it in all kinds of polls. Hamas does not allow it and there are no countries in the world that will welcome them.” In February 2025, weeks after taking office, Trump advocated relocating Gaza’s population, which led Israel to create a directorate within the Ministry of Defense tasked with facilitating what officials called “voluntary emigration.” You may also be interested in Katz creates body for voluntary emigration of Palestinians from Gaza By Jewish Link Netanyahu discusses plan for the “voluntary emigration” of Gazans starting next month By Jewish Link Israel closes desalination plants again, reduces water supply By Jewish Link However, Trump later abandoned the proposal in the face of overwhelming international opposition and the lack of countries willing to receive Gaza residents. The peace plan for Gaza implemented under the current ceasefire commits, instead, to “encouraging people to stay and offering them the opportunity to build a better Gaza.” But Katz maintains that the plan remains on the table. “The emigration directorate is organized to remove [the Gaza residents] as much as possible,” he says, “by sea, by air, and by any available means.” He adds that Egypt, the Gaza border country, “is not prepared for this to happen through its territory.” The main problem, according to Katz, is that “all the countries willing [to host people] want U.S. backing.” Katz asserts: “For now, Trump has not canceled it; he has frozen it. All Arab countries turned to him, due to the pressure on this issue, and told him: ‘We’ll give you what you want: investments. We will achieve Hamas’s disarmament in exchange for you freezing it.’” In June, it was reported that Israeli security officials were seeking to revive the plan — which had stagnated — and rename it in an effort to soften international opposition. Katz continues: “It has not been canceled. It is being constantly debated, even now. And I believe that, ultimately, there is no other solution, for the sake of everyone. But for that to happen, we need the United States, and that moment will come.” When asked when that moment will come, Katz replies: “When it becomes clear that Hamas is not fulfilling its commitments” within the framework of the American plan for the Strip. “Then we will receive the green light to advance in military and territorial realms, as well as in other areas,” says the minister. Authorized reproduction with the following mention: @EnlaceJudío_ Related Gaza, Hamas, Israel, Katz 0 comments There are no comments yet. Be the first to comment! Leave a comment Most read Giulio Meotti / Colonists: What lies behind Israel’s front line? The message of a Holocaust survivor to Jewish students Yair Golán announces a defamation lawsuit against Sara Netanyahu Latest Israeli troops destroyed a tunnel in northern Gaza Netanyahu: Israel will not withdraw from Gaza Russia helps Iran develop supersonic cruise missiles Obituaries Victoria Lerner Sigal Z"L August 29, 2026 Daniela Ekdesman Levi Z"L August 27, 2026 Link Jewish laments the passing of Alberto Matarasso Sissa Z"L August 25, 2026 Our allies All rights reserved 2022 - Link Jewish © Link Jewish is a news service owned by a private company, independent of any institution belonging to the Jewish Community of Mexico, so the information, content, analyses, and opinions expressed in this medium are the exclusive responsibility of those who issue them and do not necessarily represent the thinking and positions of the Jewish Community of Mexico and its institutions. About us Directory Contact Store Privacy Notice Social media

Israel's Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir unveiled this Thursday a plan to evacuate Palestinians from the Gaza Strip and send them abroad. The proposal, which is part of his electoral strategy ahead of the general elections on October 27, contemplates the expulsion of 250,000 Palestinians within one year, while the remaining roughly two million inhabitants would be displaced over the following six years. Ben Gvir, leader of the far-right Jewish Power party and a key ally in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition, said that “we have to encourage the emigration of Gaza's inhabitants” and argued that the plan does not involve forcing Palestinians to abandon their lands. He also stated that several countries would be “willing” to take them in, though he did not specify which. The forced displacement of civilians in an occupied territory is considered a war crime under the Geneva Conventions. For Palestinians, any attempt at expulsion recalls the Nakba, the 1948 exodus after the creation of the State of Israel, regarded as a national catastrophe. Ben Gvir's remarks have already drawn international condemnation, joining the controversy over his August comments when he said Israel should kill “30 or 40” people each night in Gaza, which drew reproach from the UN and countries such as France and Germany. The October 27 elections are shaping up to be very close, and it is unclear whether the parties currently in government will remain in power. Defense Minister Israel Katz, from the Likud party, acknowledged that the government has plans to displace Palestinians from Gaza, but noted that they are waiting for the United States to decide where they could be sent. Reported by AFP.

Israel ‘organised and prepared’ to remove Gaza population if US gives green light, Katz says Israel is "organised and prepared" to remove Palestininians from Gaza "by every way possible", Defence Minister Israel Katz told reporters Wednesday, adding that there was no alternative "solution" to crisis. The Israeli government was simply waiting for the US to figure out where to take the displaced Gazans, he said. Israel has plans ready to remove Palestinians from the Gaza Strip but is waiting for the United States to figure out where to take them, the defence minister said Wednesday. "There is no real solution for Gaza in the end without this migration," Defence Minister Israel Katz told a conference hosted by Israeli news site Ynet and newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth. The Israeli government "is organised and prepared to get them out – by sea, by air, by every way possible", he said. The US embassy referred requests for comment to the State Department in Washington. US President Donald Trump, at the start of his second term, stunned much of the world by calling for all two million Palestinians to leave the Gaza Strip. Trump spoke of developing the Mediterranean territory, devastated by Israeli bombardment since the October 7, 2023 attack by Hamas, into a luxury resort destination. Read moreTrump says US will take over Gaza Strip, create 'Riviera of the Middle East' Trump walked back the idea following strong pushback, including from Egypt – the only country other than Israel to border Gaza. The proposal was also condemned by Palestinians themselves, for whom any effort to force them off their land would recall the "Nakba", or catastrophe – their mass displacement during Israel's creation in 1948. Announcing a Gaza war ceasefire in October, Trump laid out 20 points for the territory that included no forced displacement. Read more‘No suggestion of democracy’ in US plan for future governance of the Gaza Strip Katz, known for his outspoken remarks, said that Trump had only "frozen" the idea as he looks for countries to take in Palestinians, given that Egypt is not an option. "The plan hasn't been cancelled; it is being discussed all the time, even now, and I think there is no other solution for everyone's good," he said. "But for it to happen, we need the US. When will we get their approval? Whenever it becomes clear that Hamas is not meeting its obligations" under the ceasefire, he said. Katz, without citing his source, said 80 percent of people in Gaza wanted to leave, but that Hamas was preventing them. Forced displacement of civilians in occupied territory is considered a war crime under the Geneva Conventions. The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Katz's predecessor, Yoav Gallant, over alleged war crimes, which both Israel and the United States deny. Israeli attacks have already internally displaced the vast majority of Gaza's people following the unprecedented Hamas attack, which killed 1,221 people, according to official Israeli figures. Israel's offensive has since claimed 73,470 lives in Gaza, with more than 1,330 since the ceasefire, according to the Gaza health ministry, which operates under Hamas. (FRANCE 24 with AFP)

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Afp The Israeli National Security Minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, unveiled this Thursday a plan to evacuate Palestinians from the Gaza Strip and send them abroad. Ben-Gvir, from the far-right Jewish Power party, presented a proposal to expel 250,000 Palestinians from Gaza within one year, a project with a distinctly electoral tilt ahead of Israel's general elections on October 27. The remaining of the roughly two million inhabitants of this war-devastated territory would move over the next six years. "It is realistic," the minister said, a member of the governing coalition and regularly criticized abroad. "We have to encourage the emigration of Gaza’s residents," added Ben-Gvir, who stated that, in his view, the plan does not mean forcing Palestinians to abandon their land. He also stated that several countries are "willing" to host Gazans. He did not specify which ones. The forced displacement of civilians from an occupied territory is considered a war crime under the Geneva Convention. In the memory of the Palestinians, any attempt to expel them from their lands recalls the "Nakba," a term meaning catastrophe and describing the exodus of 1948 after the founding of the State of Israel. Ben-Gvir is a key ally in the fragile coalition of the Israeli prime minister and International Criminal Court fugitive, Benjamin Netanyahu, of the Likud party, but his comments have already drawn international condemnation. In August, the minister said that Israel should kill "30 or 40" people every night in Gaza, which drew disapproval from the United Nations and from countries such as France and Germany. The October 27 elections are expected to be very close, and it is unclear whether the parties currently in the government will remain in power. Defense Minister, Israel Katz, of Likud, stated that the government has plans to relocate Palestinians from Gaza but is waiting for the United States to decide where to take them.

Ben Gvir set to unveil $20bn plan to ethnically cleanse Gaza within seven years Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir will unveil a plan on Thursday to "encourage voluntary emigration from Gaza", making it a central plank of his election campaign and a key demand for joining any future coalition. Ben Gvir, who leads the Jewish supremacist Otzma Yehudit (Jewish Power) party, has called the ethnic cleansing plan “Disengagement 710”. Israeli media reports that the far-right minister has spent months developing the proposal, which aims to force 250,000 Palestinians from Gaza during its first year. Within three years, Israel would forcibly transfer 1.11 million Palestinians from their land. By the end of the seven-year programme, that figure would reach about 1.86 million. Israel has already paved the way for such a plan by destroying or damaging more than 80 percent of Gaza’s homes, businesses, schools, universities and hospitals, while also withholding food and water. Israel also continues to kill Palestinians in Gaza every day, despite a ceasefire signed in October. Against this background, Israel seeks to portray the departure of Palestinians from Gaza as “voluntary”. Under Ben Gvir’s plan, Israel would work to expel Palestinians to countries including Turkey, Ethiopia and Congo, as well as several Arab states. The proposal would require “international partnership”, with participating countries accepting Palestinians expelled under the plan. The Jewish Power leader will also set out the projected cost of his programme, which is likely to draw international condemnation. The plan would cost more than $3bn in its first year and about $20bn in total over seven years. Ben Gvir is expected to make the proposal a condition for joining the next government. He currently serves in a coalition led by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Ben Gvir will also demand the appointment of a minister to oversee the forcible transfer of Palestinians, supported by a director general, a dedicated budget, extensive powers and an international negotiating team. Ben Gvir’s announcement follows similar remarks from Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz on Wednesday. “There is no real solution for Gaza in the end without migration,” Katz said at a conference hosted by Israeli outlet Ynet in cooperation with the Israel Democracy Institute. “What’s delaying it is that the accepting countries want US support. Every country that is willing wants American backing. Currently, President Trump didn’t cancel this; he froze it. All the Arab countries came to him due to their pressure on this matter,” Katz said. At the end of June, Israel renamed its plan to forcibly transfer Palestinians from Gaza, abandoning the term “voluntary migration” in favour of “Freedom of Movement Plan”. The framework lacks provisions or guarantees for a right of return.

Israel’s National Security Minister, the far-right Itamar Ben Gvir, on Thursday unveiled a plan to relocate 1.86 million Palestinians from the Gaza Strip within seven years as part of his party Otzma Yehudit’s election campaign. The plan—called Disconnection 710, alluding both to Israel’s withdrawal from Gaza in 2005 and to the Palestinian militias’ attacks on October 7, 2023—aims to encourage the voluntary expulsion of 1.86 million Gazans over seven years. Despite the evidence, Ben Gvir noted that this is not a case of forced expulsion of the population, but a strategy to offer residents of the enclave the option to migrate to recipient countries with legal status, economic support, and integration plans. To this end, he proposes the creation of a ministry dedicated exclusively to what he has labeled as “voluntary emigration,” which would have its own minister, budgets, and operational capacity to coordinate settlements with destination countries. The document proposes the expulsion of 250,000 Gazans in the first year, 1.11 million in the third year, escalating to 1.86 million people over seven years. The exit would occur under assumptions of family reunification, employment, education, or medical and humanitarian reasons. The plan would also require an initial investment of 10 billion new shekels (about three million euros), followed by up to 50 billion new shekels in counterparty funds linked to international participation, and payments to host countries based on the number of Gazans they receive. “For years Israelis were told that there is no solution, that there is no option, and that they must learn to live with the threat. I refuse to accept this. The role of leaders is not to explain to society why it cannot be done; their role is to set a goal, create capabilities, and change reality,” the minister said. “The success of the plan will not be measured by the number of planes that take off, but by the number of people who truly have a chance at a new life somewhere else and by the number of Israeli children who can grow up without the constant threat of massacres, rockets, and terrorism,” he added.

‘We Are Not Withdrawing’: Netanyahu Says Israel Controls 60% Of Gaza, Vows To Stay Until Hamas Is Disarmed The Israeli prime minister has previously said that Israel controls 60 per cent of Gaza and had ordered the military to expand that control to 70 per cent. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israel will not withdraw from the territory it currently holds in the Gaza Strip, insisting that Israeli forces will remain there until Hamas is disarmed and Gaza is demilitarised. Netanyahu made the remarks during a visit to an Israel Defence Forces (IDF) post near Gaza’s Yellow Line. In a Hebrew-language video message sent by his office, he said Israel currently controls 60 per cent of the Strip and indicated that further military action would continue. Recommended Stories - 'They Knew Exactly What I'd Do': Netanyahu Claims Officials Deliberately Didn't Wake Him On Oct 7 - Hamas Top Commander Captured In Gaza: Netanyahu Says He Helped Hide, Move Israeli Hostages - Netanyahu’s Son Yair Rushed Back To Israel From US After ‘Significant’ Threat From Iran - Trump Caught In The Middle? Why His Two Key Allies, Turkey And Israel, Are Drifting Towards War ‘We are staying on this line’ “We control the territory here," Netanyahu said during the visit, pointing out that Israeli border towns including Ashkelon, Sderot and Netivot, along with several kibbutzim, could be seen “in every direction" from the IDF post. “We are not withdrawing. We are staying on this line. We control 60% of the Strip. And there is still more to come, because we are eliminating the terrorists who threaten us — we do this day in and day out," he said. Netanyahu referred to Israel’s strike targeting a senior Hamas commander on Monday while speaking about the continuing military operations. The Israeli prime minister has previously said that Israel controls 60 per cent of Gaza and had ordered the military to expand that control to 70 per cent. That would go well beyond the portion of the Gaza Strip that Israel was permitted to continue holding under an October 2025 ceasefire agreement with Hamas. Withdrawal remains key dispute in talks The conditions surrounding an Israeli withdrawal, along with continued Israeli strikes, have emerged as major points of disagreement in the US-backed Board of Peace’s talks involving Hamas and Israel. Hamas has agreed to a framework involving gradual disarmament alongside phased Israeli withdrawals. Netanyahu, however, has maintained that Israeli troops must remain in place until total disarmament of Hamas has been verified. Netanyahu reiterated that position during his Gaza visit. “But we are doing everything necessary to achieve our objective — disarming Hamas and demilitarizing Gaza, [and ensuring] Gaza will no longer pose a threat to Israel," he said. “To a large extent, this objective has in fact already been achieved. There is still work to be completed — and we will complete it," Netanyahu added. Netanyahu briefed on IDF operations Netanyahu was accompanied during the visit by IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir, Southern Command chief Yaniv Asor and commander of the 99th Division Elad Tzuri. According to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), Netanyahu was briefed by commanders on the ground about IDF operations in the area and efforts to eliminate threats while safeguarding Israeli troops and communities. His chief of staff Ido Norden, National Security Council head Shmuel Ben Ezra and military secretary Guy Markizeno also joined the visit. The PMO said Netanyahu also held a security assessment with senior officials at the Gaza Division headquarters. Quick Answers Hamas has stated that it accepts the proposed roadmap but wants Israel to halt its attacks and withdraw from the territory it currently controls. Hamas also indicated that the implementation of the deal depends on Israel first meeting these commitments.

Where are the Sunni scholars and the Ahl al-Sunnah wa al-Jama‘ah on screen, destroying Syria, Iraq, Libya, Sudan, and Palestine? Who is in our Arab League to move quickly to lift the blockade on our brothers, the Arab Sunni brothers in Gaza, and to halt the Zionist recklessness led by the criminal Ben-Gvir, Kats, Smotrich, and Netanyahu, as well as Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Algeria, Jordan, Morocco, Kuwait, Bahrain, and others? Of course, this Ben-Gvir is obsessed, stupid, and a failure. Let us set the Palestinians’ insistence on their homeland aside and study Ben-Gvir’s project only from a technical angle. The only way to displace a large number of Palestinians from Palestine is for developed countries to agree to resettle them there. That is, if European countries, in addition to the United States, Russia, Australia, and Canada, agreed to receive and resettle Palestinians, then perhaps more than half of the Palestinians would migrate. There is not a single respectable country in the entire world willing to enter into a mass displacement project with Israel. Not even the United States. Second, if the whole world agreed to receive the Palestinians, more than half would not migrate. And that means that after ten years the number of Palestinians would be the same as before their displacement. Where are the Sunni scholars and the Ahl al-Sunnah wa al-Jama‘ah on screen, destroying Syria, Iraq, Libya, Sudan, and Palestine? Who is in our Arab League to act quickly to lift the blockade on our Arab Sunni brothers in Gaza, and to halt the Zionist recklessness led by the criminal Ben-Gvir, Kats, Smotrich, and Netanyahu, along with Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Algeria, Jordan, Morocco, Kuwait, Bahrain, and others? Of course, this Ben-Gvir is obsessed, stupid, and a failure. Let us put aside the Palestinians’ attachment to their homeland, and study Ben-Gvir’s project only from a technical standpoint. The only way to deport a large number of Palestinians from Palestine is for developed countries to agree to settle them there. That is, if European countries, in addition to the United States, Russia, Australia, and Canada, agreed to receive and settle Palestinians, then perhaps no more than half of the Palestinians would migrate. There is not a single respectable country in the world willing to participate with Israel in a deportation project. Not even the United States. Second, if the whole world agreed to receive the Palestinians, no more than half would migrate. And this means that after ten years the number of Palestinians would be the same as before their displacement. The advertisements

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Israel’s far-right national security minister has set out a plan for the illegal forced expulsion of all Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, with the intention of sending them abroad. Speaking in the run-up to close-fought Israeli elections, Itamar Ben-Gvir said the plan aimed to remove 250,000 Palestinians from Gaza in the first year, followed by the rest of its population of roughly 2 million over the next six years. “It’s realistic,” Ben-Gvir said, claiming there were countries that were “ready” to take in Palestinians from Gaza, without naming which ones. While the forced displacement of civilians in occupied territory is considered a war crime under the Geneva conventions, Israeli political figures have competed over the harshness of their visions for Gaza, rebuffing efforts by the US president, Donald Trump, to advance a half-baked and largely moribund ceasefire deal that has been marked by continuing Israeli attacks. Ben-Gvir said the far-right Jewish Power party would demand “a ministry in charge of emigration” during the formation of the next government, adding that his plan was “the result of a year and a half of work and … is concrete”. The proposal is contained in a 20-page document with the euphemistic title of “National Work Plan for Voluntary Emigration from the Gaza Strip”. Despite the use of the word “voluntary”, the plan will be seen as coercive by the international community because of the dire conditions imposed on Gaza’s population by Israel and because of Ben-Gvir’s explicit intention: to remove Gaza’s Palestinian population. Earlier this year, an independent UN inquiry found that Israel continued to commit genocide by deliberately targeting Palestinian children in Gaza. Ben-Gvir’s comments follow hard on the heels of comments by Israel’s defence minister, Israel Katz, who said Israel was seeking the approval of the Trump administration to displace Palestinians from Gaza, which he claimed was still under discussion after being “frozen” by Trump. Katz, at a conference hosted by the Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth, said Israel would facilitate the emigration “by any means”, implying a policy of coercion. Trump himself provoked international outrage at the beginning of his second term with a suggestion that all 2 million Palestinians leave Gaza and that the US redevelop the territory, a proposal he later walked back. With elections in Israel in October, Ben-Gvir has made a series of inflammatory interventions aimed at his far-right base, including sharing footage from a site where Palestinians convicted of deadly attacks by Israeli military courts – but not Jewish extremists accused of similar crimes – are to be executed. In another video, he revelled in the mistreatment of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli custody. Polling suggests that Jewish Power, the party led by Ben-Gvir – who has convictions for incitement to racism and support for a terrorist organisation, and who has been put under sanctions by various countries – would gain about seven seats. The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, for his part staged a visit to a military outpost in Gaza on Wednesday to insist that Israel would not withdraw from the areas of Gaza that it occupies. “We are not withdrawing. We are staying on this line. We control 60% of the strip. And there is still more to come, because we are eliminating the terrorists who threaten us – we do this day in and day out,” he said. According to Israel’s deputy chief of general staff, Maj Gen Tamir Yadai, the country now controls 65% of Gaza. This is far beyond the 53% agreed under the ceasefire brokered last year by Trump. As well as pushing for the expulsion of Gaza’s population, Ben-Gvir has called for the deportation of two MPs and others “who are disloyal to the state of Israel” – including Jews – saying he would promote such a policy if he is included in the next government.

Israel's far-right extremistNational Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvirrevealed a plan on Thursday to forcibly expel Palestinians from the Gaza Strip and send them abroad, in a move that would be classed as a war crime. Speaking in the run-up to close-fought Israeli elections, he said the plan aimed to see the forced removal of 250,000 Palestinians fromGazain the first year, followed by the rest of the roughly two million residents over the following six years. "It's realistic," said Ben Gvir, claiming that some countries were "ready" to take in Palestinians, without naming them. "We must encourage the emigration of Gaza's inhabitants," he said. Forced displacement of civilians in occupied territory is considered awar crimeunder the Geneva Conventions. The comments are the latest in a series of genocidal remarks, threats and videos shared by the minister, whose actions have been condemned globally. For Palestinians, any effort to force them off their land would recall the "Nakba", or catastrophe -- their mass killing and displacement which paved the way for Israel's creation in 1948. Inflammatory comments from Ben Gvir, who is a key minister in the right-wing coalition of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, regularly draw international denunciations. Ben Gvir said his right-wing populist Jewish Power party would demand "a ministry in charge of emigration" during the formation of the next government, adding that his plan was "the result of a year and a half of work and... is concrete". In a 20-page document titled "National Work Plan for Voluntary Emigration from the Gaza Strip," a copy of whichAFPhas seen, Ben Gvir further says his plan offers a solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The 27 October vote is expected to be close, and there is no guarantee that the parties currently in power will remain so after then. Israel's Defence Minister Israel Katz on Wednesday said his country was ready with plans to remove Palestinians from Gaza if the United States gave its approval. Katz has for several months been advocating such a measure. Far-right and extremist Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has even proposed extending the measure to Palestinians in the West Bank, which Israel has occupied since 1967. US President Donald Trump, at the start of his second term, stunned much of the world by calling for all Palestinians to leave the Gaza Strip. Trump spoke of developing the Mediterranean territory, devastated by Israeli bombardment since the October 7, 2023 attack by Hamas, into a luxury resort destination. He then walked back the idea following strong pushback, including from Egypt, the only country other than Israel to border Gaza. Israel's war on Gaza has killed over 73,470 Palestinians in Gaza since 2023, and more than 1,330 others since the October ceasefire, which Israel has continued to violate.

Israel has prepared plans to move Palestinians out of the Gaza Strip and is waiting for U.S. approval and clarity on where they could be relocated, Defense Minister Israel Katz said Wednesday. “There is no real solution for Gaza in the end without this migration,” Katz told a conference hosted by Israeli news site Ynet and newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth. He said the Israeli government was “organized and prepared to get them out—by sea, by air, by every way possible.” U.S. President Donald Trump earlier proposed that Gaza’s roughly 2 million Palestinians leave the territory and spoke of redeveloping the devastated Mediterranean enclave as a luxury destination. Trump later backed away from the proposal following opposition, including from Egypt. Palestinians also rejected the idea, viewing forced removal from Gaza through the memory of the 1948 “Nakba,” or catastrophe. Trump’s 20-point Gaza ceasefire plan announced in October said there would be no forced displacement. Katz said the migration proposal had only been “frozen” while the U.S. sought countries willing to receive Palestinians, adding that Egypt was not an option. “The plan hasn’t been cancelled; it is being discussed all the time, even now,” Katz said. He said U.S. approval could come if Washington determined that Hamas was failing to meet its ceasefire obligations. Katz also claimed, without identifying a source, that 80% of Gaza residents wanted to leave but were being prevented by Hamas. Forced displacement of civilians in occupied territory is considered a war crime under the Geneva Conventions. Separately, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited Israeli troops inside Gaza on Wednesday and said Israel would not withdraw from its current positions despite provisions in Trump’s plan calling for a gradual Israeli withdrawal. “We control the area. We are not retreating. We are staying on this line,” Netanyahu said near the so-called Yellow Line separating areas under Israeli military and Hamas control. Netanyahu said Israel currently controlled about 60% of the Gaza Strip and warned that “more is on the way.” He said Israel would ensure Hamas was disarmed and argued that most Israeli objectives had been achieved, although the operation was not finished. His remarks come ahead of Israel’s Oct. 27 elections, with recent opinion polls showing Netanyahu trailing. Israeli attacks have internally displaced most of Gaza’s population since the Hamas-led Oct. 7, 2023 attack, which killed 1,221 people according to official Israeli figures. Israel’s subsequent offensive has killed 73,470 Palestinians, including more than 1,330 since the ceasefire, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry. The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant over alleged war crimes, allegations rejected by Israel and the U.S.

The statement was made at a conference organized by Ynet, amid strong opposition to the plan. According to the head of Israel's Ministry of Defense, U.S. President Donald Trump has not abandoned his proposal to expel the Palestinians from Gaza, but has only suspended the plan temporarily. The Israeli defense minister also stressed that this option is still under discussion, but Tel Aviv needs Washington's support in order to implement it. Meanwhile, Egypt continues to refuse to accept Palestinians compelled to leave Gaza. Earlier, some far-right Israeli officials had openly called for a reduction of Gaza's population, while at the start of his term, President Trump had also suggested that the United States take over the territory after the Palestinians left. The proposal immediately provoked strong opposition from many Middle Eastern countries, including those allied with Washington. In contrast, the ceasefire agreement negotiated by the United States reaffirmed Palestinians' right to remain in Gaza, while stating that those who wish to leave have the right to return. However, subsequently Israel continued to restrict aid, hinder reconstruction efforts, and carry out attacks in Gaza. Separately, the minister Katz’s statement also elicited a reaction in the United States. Specifically, Senator Chris Van Hollen stated that the declaration confirmed previous warnings about the risk of Palestinians being displaced from the territory and urged Washington to end its support for this policy. Source: https://baoquocte.vn/israel-van-nung-nau-ke-hach-day-nguoi-palestine-khoi-gaza-chi-cho-tin-hieu-tu-washington-439225.html

Defense Minister Israel Katz said Wednesday that plans to facilitate the departure of Palestinians from Gaza remain under consideration despite being frozen for now, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu toured IDF positions inside the enclave and said Israel intended to maintain its hold along the Yellow Line. Speaking at the “Decision Time: Democracy and Society” conference hosted by ynet and Yedioth Ahronoth in cooperation with the Israel Democracy Institute, Katz said Israel was prepared to enable Gazans to leave by sea, air or other routes, but that Egypt was unwilling to allow such movement through its territory. “There is no real solution for Gaza in the end. The Migration Directorate is ready to do this by sea, by air and by any means. Egypt is not willing for it to go through its territory,” Katz said. Katz raised the issue after Ofer Winter, chairman of Amcha Yisrael, expressed support for emigration from the Gaza Strip and described it as the solution. “Eighty percent want to emigrate. We are constantly checking this in surveys,” Katz said. “Hamas does not allow it and there are no countries in the world willing to take them in. What is delaying this is that the countries willing to take them in want US support.” Katz said countries potentially willing to receive Palestinians from Gaza were seeking American backing before moving forward. “Every country that is willing to take them in wants American backing. Trump has not canceled this at the moment — he has frozen it,” he said. Katz claimed Arab governments had pressured US President Donald Trump to halt the initiative. “All the Arab countries came to him, pressured him on this issue and said, ‘We will give you whatever you want — investments. We will agree to Hamas being disarmed in exchange for freezing this,’” he said. “It has not been canceled. It is being discussed all the time, including now, and I think there is no other solution in the end that is in everyone’s interest.” Katz said advancing the plan would ultimately require US support and argued that a future failure by Hamas to uphold its commitments could open the way for broader Israeli action. “For this to happen, we need the United States — and the moment will come when it becomes clear that Hamas is not honoring its commitment. Then we will get the green light to advance militarily, territorially and in other areas as well,” he said. At the same time, Netanyahu visited an IDF post inside the Gaza Strip near the Yellow Line, which separates territory controlled by the Israeli military from areas under Hamas control. He was accompanied by IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir, Southern Command chief Maj. Gen. Yaniv Asor and Brig. Gen. Elad Tzuri, commander of the 99th Division. Netanyahu received a briefing from commanders on IDF activity along the line, operational missions in the area and efforts to remove threats. “We control the territory and are staying on this line,” Netanyahu said. “We are doing everything to achieve our goal — disarming Hamas and demilitarizing Gaza. Gaza will no longer pose a threat to Israel.” Standing at the military position, Netanyahu pointed toward Israeli communities visible from the area. “We control the territory here — you can see Ashkelon there, you can see all our communities in every direction: Sderot, Netivot and the kibbutzim,” he said. Katz also described Israel as holding what he called “strategic control” over Gaza, while acknowledging that Hamas continued to operate in parts of the enclave. “There is still work to do, but about 70% of the territory is essentially deserted. There are no residents, no homes and no tunnels,” he said. “Ninety percent [of it] had an astonishing scale of tunnels that no one knew about. Day and night, we are thwarting the tunnels according to our directives and defending the borders, including the Philadelphi Corridor, where we prevent weapons from being smuggled.” “Therefore, we have strategic control over Gaza,” Katz said. “Hamas still exists in the enclave covering 30-something percent [of the territory], but we have strategic control there. The policy is to act forcefully — we thwart [threats] every day.”

Governance out, voluntary emigration in: National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir will present one of the central components of his election campaign to the public Thursday: “Disengagement 710,” a national plan to encourage voluntary emigration from Gaza. The initiative — which comes after Ben-Gvir instructed his campaign staff to play down his plan for crocodiles outside prisons — will also be a key demand by Otzma Yehudit in any negotiations to join the next government. It must be said at the outset that beyond the fact that the initiative is likely to spark an uproar in the political system and draw harsh international criticism, no country has so far been found that is willing to accept migrants from Gaza. In addition, Ben-Gvir’s migration plan is the equivalent of the governance plan he promised in the previous campaign and largely failed to deliver, given the surge in murders in Arab society. Trump’s initiative Since October 7, the idea of voluntary emigration from Gaza has come up repeatedly: first by U.S. President Donald Trump in February 2025, after a meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and later in diplomatic discussions and Cabinet meetings. While Netanyahu expressed reservations behind closed doors about a broad move of this kind, Ben-Gvir was an enthusiastic supporter. At certain stages, Netanyahu even advanced the plan in an effort to persuade Ben-Gvir to remain in the government. Netanyahu also held several dedicated discussions on the issue and briefed members of the narrow Cabinet on contacts underway with several African countries, including Ethiopia, Congo and Somaliland, in an attempt to persuade them to accept Palestinians who would leave Gaza. But the plan never really got off the ground. The Americans backed away from Trump’s idea, and the U.S. president’s 20-point plan explicitly stated that Gaza residents would remain in the Strip and that voluntary migration would not be encouraged. A senior Israeli official said Wednesday in this context: “Do you know a country willing to take in Gazans in significant numbers? If so, give me one. For emigration, you need people who want to migrate and a country willing to take them in. The second part exists even less than the first. If people wanted to leave and there were a country willing to accept them, it would happen — no one could prevent it. And there have been departures. There still are today. On a more limited scale — medical treatment, studies. At the beginning of the war, there was somewhat greater movement into Egypt.” The Emigration Ministry But Ben-Gvir is not giving up and intends to market the migration plan as a central part of his election campaign. He says he has been working for months on a comprehensive plan, which he will unveil to the public Thursday. The plan, called “Disengagement 710,” sets an ambitious target: the voluntary departure of 250,000 Gaza residents in the first year, 1.11 million within three years and about 1.86 million within seven years. Under the plan, every individual or family choosing to leave Gaza would receive a personalized pathway that includes an approved destination country, legal status, documents and visas, travel funding, initial housing, vocational training, employment assistance and support for up to 24 months. Among the countries being considered as possible destinations, according to Ben-Gvir, are Turkey, Ethiopia, Congo and a number of Arab states. The plan is based on 12 principles: voluntary departure only; no departure without a destination country and regulated legal status; an individual file for every person and family; preservation of family unity; creation of a broad range of destination countries; employment, study, medical, family and community sponsorship tracks; an absorption and rehabilitation package; payments to countries and absorption agencies based on performance; individual security screening; international partnership; annual implementation targets; and transparency through monthly reporting on the number of applications, approvals, departures, costs and absorption in destination countries. The cost of the plan is astronomical: an initial Israeli investment of 10 billion shekels to establish and launch it, alongside an Israeli matching framework of up to 50 billion shekels, subject to international participation and agreements with receiving countries. Otzma Yehudit will make the plan a condition for joining the next government. As part of coalition negotiations, Ben-Gvir will demand the establishment of a dedicated government ministry for voluntary emigration, including a minister, director general, budget, authorities, an international negotiating team and an independent implementation apparatus. Ben-Gvir has previously demanded the establishment of a national authority to encourage the emigration of Israeli Arabs deemed “disloyal” to Israel, as well as Palestinians — plans that were never advanced because they had no realistic chance of implementation. For Ben-Gvir, this is also an ideological closing of the circle. In the 1990s, it was Rehavam Ze’evi and the Moledet party who caused an uproar by introducing the idea of transfer into public discourse. Ben-Gvir is seeking to present a different model: not forced expulsion, but the creation of economic incentives and a legal, regulated pathway for voluntary emigration. Ben-Gvir presents the plan as a direct lesson from October 7 and the 2005 disengagement: “On October 7, the conception that it was possible to withdraw, retreat behind a fence and buy quiet through money and concessions collapsed. ‘Disengagement 710’ is not a repeat of the disengagement — it is its correction.” Ben-Gvir, incidentally, is planning a broad billboard campaign to promote the initiative. He is also planning a similar billboard campaign in several African countries. Will it remain a gimmick? The question is whether Ben-Gvir’s plan will remain merely an election gimmick or be incorporated into the next government’s basic policy guidelines. That depends first and foremost on who forms the next government and whether there is a right-wing government. With this plan, Ben-Gvir is seeking to outflank Netanyahu from the right and lock him into the idea of voluntary transfer. The person who brought the voluntary emigration plan back to the forefront is Ofer Winter, who included it in his election platform. It is important to stress: There is considerable doubt that the Trump administration would support the idea, and the plan would certainly face fierce opposition from the international community. There is also serious doubt that any countries would openly agree to accept significant numbers of Gazan migrants. Israel has already held talks with several countries in the past and ran into a wall.