U.S. condemns Israeli ministers who called on Palestinians to emigrate from Gaza

U.S. condemns Israeli ministers who called on Palestinians to emigrate from Gaza

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January 3 2024, 12:46 PM • 23431 views

The United States condemns Israeli calls for Palestinian migration from Gaza and calls such rhetoric irresponsible.

The United States has condemned controversial calls by Israeli ministers who believe that Palestinians should be encouraged to leave Gaza, that Palestinians should be encouraged to emigrate from Gaza. This was reported by France24, according to UNN.

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Israeli right-wing ministers Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben Gvir are in favor of resettling Palestinians outside the Gaza Strip. Representatives of the of the US State Department criticize this. State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said that the United States considers the Gaza Strip to be Palestinian land, and called the rhetoric about resettling Palestinians and called the rhetoric about the resettlement irresponsible.

The United States is our best friend, but above all, we will do what is best for the state of Israel, what's best for the state of Israel: the migration of hundreds of thousands from Gaza will allow residents of Israel's peripheral areas to return home and live in safety, and protect IDF soldiers

- Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir wrote in response in X. 

Ben-Gvir believes that Palestinian withdrawal and the rebuilding of destroyed Israeli settlements in the border regions "is the right, just, moral and humane solution". Another far-right representative of the Israeli government, Finance Minister Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said that Israel should "encourage" approximately 2.4 million Palestinians to leave the territory.

In turn, the United States insists that after Hamas loses over the territory of the Gaza Strip, the terror against Israelis will stop.

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