Israeli far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir says he has a “realistic” plan to forcibly remove Palestinians from the Gaza Strip and send them to other countries. He describes an initial step to displace 250,000 people within the first year, followed by the displacement of the remaining Gaza population—about 2 million people—over the next six years.
Ben Gvir presents the proposal in the context of Israel’s upcoming, closely contested elections next month. He says there are countries “ready” to accept displaced Palestinians, framing the plan as “concrete.” Other outlets characterize the proposal as forced expulsion, describing it as illegal forced displacement. The two accounts differ mainly in language and framing, but they both report the same figures and the claim that Palestinians would be sent abroad.
