US EditionConcentration Camp, Illegal Orders and War Crimes: Israel's Madmen Have a Grim New Plan
SOUTHERN GAZA, JUL 15 – The Israeli plan to relocate 600,000 Palestinians to a restricted zone near Rafah faces criticism for forced displacement and risks undermining ceasefire talks, officials say.
- Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz announced on 7 July plans to build a 'humanitarian city' on the ruins of Rafah to house about 600,000 Gazans.
- This plan follows long-standing ambitions by hardline Israeli factions, with endorsements from Prime Minister Netanyahu and past suggestions by Donald Trump to displace Gazans.
- Critics, including Israeli lawyers, international scholars, and the Arab League, condemned the plan as illegal and a form of ethnic cleansing or concentration camp, while parts of the Israeli military find it unworkable.
- Last week, sixteen Israeli experts in international law stated that the proposed plan would constitute war crimes, warning that individuals involved in its planning, approval, or execution could face personal accountability for grave violations of international law.
- Katz will visit the U.S. this week to meet with officials amid ongoing ceasefire talks, while the proposal causes diplomatic backlash and suggests confined Gazans would not be allowed to leave the camp.
13 Articles
13 Articles
A stable future for Gaza is a distant prospect
On 7 July Israel’s defence minister presented the outline of a plan. Israel Katz explained to local journalists that he had instructed the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) to prepare what he called a “humanitarian city”, into which about 600,000 Gazans would be moved “voluntarily”. This “humanitarian city” would be built on top of the destroyed city of Rafah, in south Gaza, and eventually be home to the entire civilian population of the Strip. Those …
Israeli Plan To Force Gaza’s Population To Southern City
A plan by Israel’s defence ministry to move Gaza’s population to the territory’s south threatens to derail the latest efforts to forge a truce between Israel and Hamas. In recent weeks, Israeli officials have briefed journalists and foreign counterparts on a loose plan to force hundreds of thousands of Palestinian civilians into an area controlled by Israel’s military close to the Gaza-Egypt border.Legal experts have warned that the plan would v…
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 67% of the sources lean Left
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
