Channel 12 reported that "emigration from Gaza will be a central topic in discussions with the US Secretary of State in Israel next week."
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The channel noted that "the voluntary emigration plan from Gaza is an initiative of US President Donald Trump, and has received significant public support from Prime Minister Netanyahu. However, in practice, the government is highly skeptical of the feasibility of this step."
She continued: "The security establishment presented a plan on Thursday that would allow Gaza residents (Palestinians) to leave the Strip (be displaced) starting next month (October 2025), by air and sea."
The same source indicated that "the US Secretary of State will arrive in Israel next week, and one of the main issues that will be discussed in the meetings with him is the issue of voluntary migration (deportation)."
Regarding the steps taken by Tel Aviv to displace Palestinians, the Hebrew channel said: "Israel is holding talks with several countries (which it did not name), but so far there has been no agreement with a single country."
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The channel quoted Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, one of the biggest supporters of the displacement plan, as saying at a government meeting: "There is no point in investing so much money if the residents of Gaza will return within a year, and if there is no significant change in the Gaza Strip, it is unnecessary."
Netanyahu responded by saying, "We won't invest large sums of money, but we will make progress with countries interested in absorbing them." National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said during the same meeting, "It (the displacement of Palestinians) is the most important thing we're dealing with now, and we must do it as quickly as possible to get it moving from now on."
The Israeli channel did not specify the day on which the discussion between the ministers and Netanyahu took place, stating that "there is currently no final agreement with any country, but Israel itself will not invest any budget in this step, indicating the practical chances of such a move being implemented are slim."
Israel has long spoken of displacing Palestinians under the pretext of "voluntary migration," while simultaneously making the Gaza Strip a hostile environment for its people in order to implement its displacement plan. This is achieved through its continued genocide, the destruction of all aspects of life , and the imposition of a blockade and closure of crossings, which has led to widespread famine.
The Palestinian Authority and Hamas have repeatedly warned against the displacement plan engineered by Israel. Egypt has rejected the move following allegations from Tel Aviv that it is closing the Rafah border crossing to Palestinians. Cairo has insisted that the crossing is open on its side, while Israel is closing it on the Palestinian side.
With American support, Israel has been committing genocide in Gaza since October 7, 2023, leaving 64,718 Palestinians dead and 163,859 wounded, most of them children and women, hundreds of thousands displaced, and 411 Palestinians, including 142 children, dying from famine
