Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz has announced that Israel has fully prepared plans to expel the Palestinian population from the Gaza Strip, with the plans awaiting only U.S. approval before they can be carried out. China and Egypt have publicly opposed the proposal.
This highly controversial development, which reportedly constitutes a war crime of forced displacement under international humanitarian law, comes at an incredibly fragile moment for the region.
Israel prepares plans for forced civilian displacement
Speaking at a conference, Katz stated that displacing the territory's more than two million residents is the "only solution" for the strip.
According to Ahram Online Katz openly declared, "There is no real solution for Gaza in the end without this migration".
