Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz says he has instructed the army to prepare plans for large numbers of Palestinians to leave the Gaza Strip, following President Donald Trump's proposal for the war-ravaged territory. The plan, which will include options for land, sea, and air exits, is welcomed by Katz but condemned by Palestinians and rights groups, who see it as forced displacement violating international law.
Israel 's defence minister says he has instructed the army to prepare plans for large numbers of Palestinians to leave the Gaza Strip in line with President Donald Trump 's proposal for the war-ravaged territory.
US officials later said the relocation would only be temporary, but Palestinians fear Israel would never allow them to return, deepening and perpetuating a refugee crisis dating back to the establishment of the state. "In the interim, obviously people are going to have to live somewhere while you're rebuilding it," Mr Rubio said.
Their comments contradicted Mr Trump, who earlier in the week had said: "If we can get a beautiful area to resettle people, permanently, in nice homes where they can be happy and not be shot and not be killed and not be knifed to death like what's happening in Gaza." He added that he envisioned "long-term" US ownership of a redevelopment of the territory, which sits along the Mediterranean Sea.
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