Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the Tel Aviv regime is collaborating with Washington to identify nations willing to accept Palestinians who have been forcibly displaced from Gaza, thereby advancing US President Donald Trump's contentious Gaza “takeover and own” scheme.
While addressing reporters prior to their dinner at the White House, Trump was asked about the status of his proposal to "take over" Gaza and forcibly remove the population of the Strip. He asked Netanyahu to respond to the question.
“I think President Trump had a brilliant vision. It’s called free choice. If people want to stay, they can stay; but if they want to leave, they should be able to leave,” Netanyahu answered. Gaza “shouldn’t be a prison. It should be an open place.”
The occupying Israeli regime has seized upon Trump’s plan for Gaza, presenting it as a chance to promote what it describes as "the voluntary migration” of Palestinians from the coastal sliver.
Critics and specialists have condemned the proposal as a means for the coerced removal of Palestinians.
“We’re working with the United States very closely find countries that will… give the Palestinians a better future,” Netanyahu added.
Trump said he has had “great cooperation” from “surrounding countries” on the matter.
“Something good will happen,” he added.
Trump has openly expressed his desire to transform Gaza into what he refers to as the "Riviera of the Middle East."
He asserts that the expulsion of native Palestinians is essential for accomplishing that goal.
In February, he stated that the United States would possess Gaza and undertake its reconstruction.
Trump proposed at the time that Jordan and Egypt accommodate the displaced Palestinians, but both nations categorically dismissed the notion.
Certain officials from the Trump administration allegedly deliberated on the possibility of providing financial incentives to "motivate" Palestinians to depart. These incentives might encompass housing assistance and monthly allowances.
However, despite these incentives, it is anticipated that Palestinians will not abandon their homeland.
Their comments were made following a security briefing by Israeli minister of military affairs Israel Katz, who stated that the regime aims to establish what he labeled as a “humanitarian city” atop the ruins of Rafah in southern Gaza to “concentrate the population.”
“Our objective is to encourage their emigration,” he said.
Katz affirmed Israel's long-term objective, which is to enable the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians in Gaza.
He stated that Netanyahu is currently negotiating with third countries that are prepared to accept them. “The migration plan must be executed,” the Israeli diplomat asserted.
At least 57,523 Palestinians have been killed, mostly women and children, and another 136,617 individuals injured in the brutal Israeli onslaught on Gaza since October 7, 2023.
The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants last November for Netanyahu and former minister of military affairs Yoav Gallant, citing war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.
Israel also faces a genocide case at the International Court of Justice for its war on the besieged coastal territory.
Source: Press TV
