The Washington Post said that the Palestinians insist on remaining in the ruins of their destroyed homes in the Gaza Strip, indifferent to the extremist Israeli proposals calling for their displacement.

The newspaper quotes a Palestinian from Jabalia camp named Tariq, who returned on Sunday to his home destroyed by an Israeli bombing in November, saying, “Despite all the destruction in the Gaza Strip, and fears about its unfitness for living, I will never leave.”

Tariq, who was one of the first Palestinians to return to their homes after a partial withdrawal of the occupation forces from the northern Gaza Strip, added, "We would rather die and be buried under the soil of Gaza than go out and live in any other country."

As for Moamen Al-Harthani, he says that he was not able to extract a single piece of cloth from the building in which he lived, but he confirms that he is determined to stay and rebuild his house, saying, “How do you think I will leave Gaza? All I want now is for the war to end and for me to live in the ruins of my house.”

This comes as the leaders of the Israeli right continue to present proposals regarding the displacement of the people of Gaza, or their resettlement in other countries, to ensure complete Israeli control over the Strip.

The Washington Post said that the proposals of extremist Israeli officials caused divisions with Washington, Europe and the United Nations.

Earlier last month, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged US President Joe Biden to put pressure on Egypt to open its borders with Gaza and agree to receive displaced Palestinians, while Israeli media reported that Netanyahu is holding talks with the Democratic Republic of the Congo to open the door to “immigration.” "Voluntary" from Gaza.

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich also said, in an interview with Israeli Army Radio on Sunday, that what Israel should do in the Gaza Strip is to encourage “voluntary migration,” adding, “If there are 100,000 or 200,000 in Gaza, not two million.” "The discussion of the 'day after' the war will be completely different," he said, while National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir echoed the same call on Tuesday.

According to what critics of the Israeli calls say, this could amount to Arab cleansing in the Gaza Strip, and indeed, this was included in the case brought by South Africa against Israel in the International Court of Justice.

European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on the X platform on Wednesday that forced displacement is completely prohibited and is considered a serious violation of humanitarian and international law.

The Washington Post indicates that American officials have been reassured that these proposals do not represent official Israeli policy, speaking about the US State Department issuing a reprimand to Smotrich and Ben Gvir regarding their statements, which it described as “inflammatory and irresponsible.”

The newspaper confirms that the proposals stem from the Yemeni policy of the Israeli government coalition and Netanyahu’s reliance on extreme right-wing parties to maintain his power, noting that the proposals of the occupation government ministers regarding the displacement of the population of Gaza, and Benjamin Netanyahu’s refusal to refute them, continue with increasing opposition to the war launched by Israel on the Strip.

A person with direct knowledge of the talks within the government told the newspaper: “The leaders in the army and the security establishment know that this is unlikely. They know that there is no future without Gazans in the Strip, and the Palestinian Authority as part of the government there.”

Shira Efron, director of research at the Israeli Policy Forum, commented on the calls for displacement, saying that Israel is shooting itself in the foot. She added: “It would be good for Netanyahu to come out and announce that this is not Israeli policy, but this is the election period and he must fulfill the desires of his electoral base.”

The newspaper points out that some international law experts who claim that Israel adheres to the laws of war confirm that the extremist Israeli rhetoric regarding the displacement of the people of Gaza undermines the efforts made to "defend Israel."