US ambassador to Israel says there is no plan to force Palestinians out of Gaza
Mike Huckabee said Palestinians should not be forced out, after Israeli ministers proposed removing 250,000 people in the first year.
- On Saturday, US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee stated there is no Israeli plan to force Palestinians out of Gaza, directly contradicting recent suggestions by two Israeli ministers.
- Defence Minister Israel Katz and Far-right security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir proposed migration from Gaza this week, with Ben-Gvir outlining a seven-year plan for what he termed "voluntary emigration."
- Huckabee visited Turmus Aiya, a West Bank town with roughly 3,000 residents, where about 80% are Palestinian Americans seeking help against constant attacks from violent settler extremists.
- Mayor Nawwaf Zaghoul told reporters residents would ask the ambassador to help secure their safety, citing constant harassment by extremists that prevents locals from protecting their homes.
- Although Huckabee, a Baptist minister, supports Israeli settlements, he called for prosecuting violent extremists, noting their actions represent a minority of the community numbering around 750,000.
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US ambassador insists there is no Israeli plan to force Palestinians out of Gaza
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US rejects plan to force Palestinians out of Gaza as Hamas condemns proposals
US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said Washington and Israel have no plan to forcibly remove Palestinians from Gaza, after Israeli ministers publicly backed population-removal proposals.
The Ambassador of the United States of America (USA) to Israel Mike Huckabee (Mike Huckabee) said today that there is no plan to force the Palestinians to leave the Gaza Strip, after two Israeli ministers presented proposals for their mass exodus from the territory earlier this week.
Mike Huckabee stated that Israel does not plan to transfer Gazans against its will, after Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir presented a proposal to evict Palestinians from the Gaza Strip and send them abroad.
The US Ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, refuted the existence of a plan to evict Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, despite recent calls from Israeli ministers.
The American ambassador to Israel said on Saturday that there was "no plan" to expel Palestinians from the Gaza Strip.
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