‘Cleansing’ Gaza

Israel’s defence minister has confirmed what the article describes as a plan to empty Gaza of its Palestinian population, saying Israel is ready to “get them out, by sea, by air, by every way possible”. The article says Israel is waiting for Washington’s approval before proceeding.

The piece condemns the proposal as ethnic cleansing and says Israel seeks to achieve it through both killings in Gaza and forced displacement. It rejects Israel Katz’s assertion that there is “no real solution” other than removing Gaza’s people by force, arguing instead that Israel should leave all occupied Palestinian territory and face accountability for its campaign in Gaza.

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Get them out, by sea, by air, by every way possible.

The article says the situation in the occupied West Bank is also deteriorating. It cites the United Nations as saying Israel has forcibly displaced residents of three refugee camps, while Jewish settlers have carried out attacks against the Arab population. Forced displacement, it adds, is a war crime and is prohibited even under the Gaza peace plan.

Dawn calls on the Trump administration to clearly oppose the proposed removal of Gaza’s population. It argues that Israeli forces and settlers, rather than Palestinians, should leave occupied Palestinian land. The article invokes the Nakba, when Palestinians were forcibly expelled from their ancestral homes, and warns against another catastrophe carried out by Israel with support from Washington.

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No real solution