US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said in a statement, “The United States rejects the recent statements by Israeli ministers Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben Gvir calling for the resettlement of Palestinians outside Gaza.”

The United States condemned statements made by two Israeli government ministers, in which they called for the return of Jewish settlers to Gaza after the end of the current war and “encouraged” Palestinians to emigrate from the Strip.

US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said in a statement on Tuesday, “The United States rejects the recent statements by Israeli ministers Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben Gvir calling for the resettlement of Palestinians outside Gaza.”

He added that these statements were "irresponsible."

Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir said, "Promoting a solution that encourages the exodus of Gazans is necessary. It is a correct, just, moral and humane solution."

He stressed that the exit of the Palestinians from the Gaza Strip would also open the way for the re-establishment of Jewish settlements on Palestinian lands.

In 2005, Israel withdrew its army and about eight thousand settlers from the Gaza Strip, which it had occupied since 1967, as part of a unilateral withdrawal plan presented by then Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.

Ben Gvir considered that "encouraging the migration of Gazans will allow us to return the residents of the border areas and the former Gush Katif settlement bloc in the Gaza Strip."

Ben Gvir's call came the day after a similar call made by Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, in which he said that Jewish settlers must return to the Gaza Strip after the end of the war, and the Palestinians of the Strip must be "encouraged" to immigrate to other countries.

Commenting on what the two Israeli ministers made, Miller said, “These statements are inflammatory and irresponsible.”

The US State Department spokesman added, "The Israeli government, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, has repeatedly informed us that these statements do not reflect the position of the Israeli government."

The American spokesman stressed that the United States considers "Gaza to be Palestinian land and will remain Palestinian land."