Amid Heated Debate, No Real Plan for Israel's 'Humanitarian City' in Gaza

Amid heated debate, no real plan for Israel ’tent city’ in Gaza

An Israeli scheme to move hundreds of thousands of already uprooted Palestinians to a so-called "humanitarian city" in Gaza has led politicians to spar with the defence establishment, but officials say a practical plan has yet to be crafted. Even without a clear blueprint, opposition critics have denounced the proposal, with some likening the suggested site to a "concentration camp", which could lead to ethnic cleansing in the coastal enclave de…

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Netanyahu Criticizes IDF After It Warns Gaza “Humanitarian City” Could Take a Year, Cost 15 Billion Shekels

A controversial Israeli proposal to construct a large-scale “humanitarian city” in Gaza is facing growing skepticism inside the government, after IDF officials informed the limited security cabinet Sunday that the project could take up to a year to complete and cost as much as 15 billion shekels—more than double initial estimates. The revised timeline and […]

Amid heated debate, no real plan for Israel's 'humanitarian city' in Gaza

By Maayan Lubell

Netanyahu demands alternative IDF plan for Gaza 'humanitarian city,' citing cost, timeline

Netanyahu and the ministers argued during a security cabinet discussion on Sunday that the army's timeline for setting up the area was 'unreasonable,' with the construction taking over a year and costing billions, an official said

Public will bear cost for multi-billion dollars Gaza 'Humanitarian City,' officials w

Finance Ministry officials warn project will require higher taxes and cuts to education, health and welfare budgets already strained by war and barely recovered sicne COVID-19 pandemic