Israel Approves Agency to Expel Palestinians from Gaza as Part of Trump’s Plan: Report
Occupied Palestine (Quds News Network)- Israel’s security cabinet has reportedly approved a proposal by Defense Minister Israel Katz to establish a government agency to oversee the displacement of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to third countries, following US President Donald Trump’s ethnic cleansing plan.
According to The Times of Israel, the Israeli Defence Ministry said the agency would be tasked with overseeing the movement of Gaza’s population “for their voluntary departure to third countries, including securing their movement, establishing movement routes, checking pedestrians at designated crossings in the Gaza Strip, as well as coordinating the provision of infrastructure that will enable passage by land, sea and air to the destination countries”.
The ministry said that the move was “subject to Israeli and international law, and in accordance with the vision of US President Donald Trump,” adding the head of the agency will be selected by Katz soon.
“We are working with all means to implement the US president’s vision, and we will allow any Gaza resident who wants to move to a third state to do so,” Katz said.
Trump had previously proposed permanently and forcibly displacing Palestinians from Gaza and transforming the area into what he called the “Riviera of the Middle East.” His plan envisioned a developed, Palestinian-free zone under US control and ownership, where “the world’s people” could reside.
He also suggested that Jordan and Egypt take in displaced Palestinians, a proposal that both countries firmly rejected. Palestinians in Gaza have rejected this proposal, describing it as ethnic cleansing, while Arab nations have backed Egypt’s Gaza reconstruction plan to rebuild Gaza without displacing its residents.
Photo: Displaced Palestinians make their way past rubble as they attempt to return to their homes in northern Gaza. Source: Khalil Ramzi/Reuters.
