Israel’s defence minister says large-scale Palestinian migration from Gaza will go ahead

The Guardian UK Thursday 28 May 2026, 09:00 UTC By Emma Graham-Harrison 1 min read

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Israel's defence minister, Israel Katz, has stated that the government is committed to a plan for large-scale Palestinian migration from Gaza. He indicated that this departure would be implemented "at the right time and in the right manner" as part of long-term plans for the territory. Human rights groups and lawyers have condemned this policy, labelling it as ethnic cleansing.

Human rights groups and lawyers say policy amounts to ethnic cleansing

Israel’s defence minister has said he is committed to the ethnic cleansing of Gaza through large-scale migration of Palestinians as part of Israel’s long-term plans for the territory.

Israel Katz said the government would implement a plan for large numbers of Palestinians to leave Gaza “at the right time and in the right manner”, in a statement on Wednesday marking the targeted killing of Mohammed Odeh, Hamas’s most recent military commander.

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Israel’s defence minister says large-scale Palestinian migration from Gaza will go ahead

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