Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has outlined a plan to remove all Palestinians from the Gaza Strip. He called for the next government to form a ministry in charge of emigration to carry out his plan of mass expulsion.
Itamar Ben-Gvir: “Two hundred fifty thousand in the first year, is it possible? It is possible. One-point-one million within three years, and within seven years, we can reach almost 1.9 million, which will accumulate. It is possible. It is realistic. It is in our hands. It is within our capabilities.”
This comes as Israel continues to carry out deadly attacks in Gaza, killing at least three Palestinians on Thursday despite the U.S.-brokered so-called ceasefire. Meanwhile, Amnesty International has accused Israel of brazenly confiscating land in the occupied West Bank as part of what the group calls Israel’s “annexation agenda.”