Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Thursday that he welcomes President Donald Trump’s Proposal for large numbers of Palestinians to leave the Gaza Strip while instructing the IDF to draw up a plan in accordance with the controversial plan.
Katz said that the “bold plan” of Trump “could create extensive opportunities for people in Gaza who want to leave.”
Trump’s plan Initially stated that the population of Gaza would be “permanently” moved, while the United States rebuilding the territory, but American officials later ran back those comments and said that the move would only be temporary.
The Israeli Minister of Defense Israel Katz watches, amidst the current conflict in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, in Jerusalem, November 7, 2024. (Reuters/Ronen Zvulun)
“The US will take over the Gaza Strip and we will also do a work with it,” Trump said in a joint press on Tuesday evening Conference with Netanyahu. “We will possess it and be responsible for dismantling all dangerous, unexplored bombs and other weapons on the site.”
“Level the site and bowl of the destroyed buildings, deliver it, create an economic development that will deliver unlimited numbers of jobs and housing for people in the area,” he said. “Do it really. Do something else. I just can’t go back. If you go back, it will be the same way as 100 years.”
Israeli demonstrators set a fire while blocking a road in Tel Aviv on November 5, 2024, after the resignation of the Minister of Defense, amid the continuous war between Israel and the militant Hamas group. (Jack Guez/AFP via Getty images)
Katz said he believes that the plan should contain several exit options for every country that is willing to receive them.
“The plan will include exit options through land transitions, as well as special arrangements for departure by sea and air. Countries such as Spain, Ireland, Norway and others, they have Israel wrongly accused About his actions in Gaza are legally obliged to allow Gazans to enter their territory. Their hypocrisy will be exposed if they refuse, “said Katz.
Palestinians returned to their houses in the Northern Gaza Strip on Monday. (AP/Abdel Kareem Hana)
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From now on the plan has been rejected by the Palestinians, as well as many in the international community who believe that it is forced relocation and violates international law. Law groups said it would amount to forced relocation in violation of international law.
The Associated Press has contributed to this report.
