(Sept. 5, 2026 \/ JNS)\n <\/p>\n
Itamar Ben-Gvir, national security minister and chairman of the Otzma Yehudit Party, presented on Thursday his party\u2019s \u201cDisengagement 7\/10\u201d plan, aimed at allowing the voluntary emigration of Gaza Strip residents to countries willing to accept them.<\/p>\n
He discussed the plan\u2019s objectives in a recorded message issued to the press.<\/p>\n
The program\u2019s main goal is to enable the voluntary departure of approximately 250,000 Gazans in the first year, approximately 1.11 million within three years, and approximately 1.86 million within seven years, according to a later statement issued by the party.<\/p>\n
To implement the policy, Otzma Yehudit is demanding the next government establish a dedicated ministry for voluntary emigration, headed by a minister and operating through a director-general, an independent budget, an international negotiating team and a dedicated execution apparatus.<\/p>\n
\u201cInstead of illusions of peace now, we need acts of emigration now,\u201d Ben-Gvir said. \u201cInstead of digging tunnels, the time has come to pack suitcases. Instead of working in terrorism, the time has come to find work abroad and build new lives.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn the last war, the State of Israel achieved significant successes against Gazan terrorism. These achievements came at a difficult and painful price; a terrible, awful price paid in the blood of our sons. God forbid that the blood of our sons and daughters be in vain. We must seize this historic opportunity to bring about a historic solution,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI state aloud my commitment to the people of Israel: to advance this plan, with God\u2019s help, in the next term,\u201d the minister pledged.<\/p>\n
The plan enumerates 12 principles, among them voluntary emigration only; departures to consenting countries only; a preference for departures and absorption of families; emigration assistance tracks relating to work, studies, medical treatment, family reunification and community sponsorship; and performance-based payments, which would monitor the transfer of funds to the absorbing countries meeting their targets.<\/p>\n
The program was devised by a team under Ben-Gvir\u2019s office, according to the statement. The team studied the issue of emigration, examined international models, data, legal and economic aspects, absorption options in various countries, and ways to turn the idea of voluntary emigration into an organized government implementation plan.<\/p>\n
Turkey, Ethiopia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Arab states are being examined as possible destinations, along with additional countries.<\/p>\n
The plan proposes an initial Israeli investment of 10 billion shekels (~$3.32 billion) to establish and launch the apparatus, alongside an Israeli matching framework of up to 50 billion shekels (~$16.6 billion), contingent on international participation and agreements with recipient countries.<\/p>\n
Trump\u2019s relocation plan \u2018frozen\u2014not canceled\u2019<\/p>\n
Defense Minister Israel Katz<\/a> on Wednesday said that plans for emigration from Gaza<\/a> were still under consideration.<\/p>\n