The Israeli newspaper Yediot Aharonot revealed a plan prepared by National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, based on the displacement of about 1.86 million Palestinians from the Gaza Strip over seven years under the name of "voluntary migration".
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Ben-Gvir, leader of the far-right Otzma Yehudit party, said, "My dream is to encourage people to leave Gaza," expressing his desire to see "buses, planes, and convoys" transporting people from the Strip, claiming that this might "solve the problem there."
According to the newspaper, the plan is called “Disengagement 710”, and aims to have 250,000 Palestinians leave in the first year, 1.11 million within three years, reaching about 1.86 million within seven years, which is equivalent to more than 80% of the population of the sector, which numbers about 2.2 million people.
The plan, based on 12 principles, includes providing a destination for every individual or family leaving Gaza, along with legal status, documentation, visas, and funding for initial housing, as well as vocational training, employment assistance, and financial support for up to 24 months. It also includes creating a file for each migrant, preserving family unity, conducting individual security checks, setting annual implementation goals, and issuing monthly progress reports.
According to the newspaper, the plan requires an initial Israeli investment of $3.1 billion and a financing framework of up to $15.6 billion, subject to international participation and agreements with recipient countries.
Ben-Gvir intends to make the plan an essential part of his election campaign and a key condition for any negotiations to join the next Israeli government. He will demand the establishment of a ministry specializing in "voluntary migration," comprising a minister, a director-general, a budget, agencies, an international negotiating team, and an independent implementation body, in addition to launching a broad advertising campaign to promote it within Israel and in several African countries.
However, the newspaper pointed to a major obstacle: no country has yet expressed a willingness to receive large numbers of Palestinians. It quoted a senior Israeli official as saying that implementing the plan requires "people who want to leave and a country that will accept them," adding that the second condition is "less readily available." The newspaper noted that Israel had previously held talks with several countries, including Ethiopia, Congo, and Somaliland, which ultimately failed.
This proposal comes days after Israeli Defense Minister Yisrael Katz acknowledged that the displacement plan "has not been canceled" but is currently frozen, noting that Arab countries pressured US President Donald Trump to freeze it, that Hamas rejects it, and that no countries have expressed a willingness to receive the Palestinians.
Last February, Trump unveiled a plan for the United States to take control of Gaza after displacing its residents, a move welcomed by Netanyahu, who described it as "the first new idea in years."
