A document, which the Israeli newspaper Calcalist said it obtained, revealed that the Israeli Minister of Intelligence, Gila Gamliel, proposed transferring the residents of the Gaza Strip to Sinai in Egypt, at the end of the war, thus confirming Tel Aviv’s efforts to displace the residents of the Strip, which is met with widespread Palestinian and Arab rejection. .

The newspaper reported, Tuesday, October 24, 2023, that the document it obtained bears the logo of the Ministry of Intelligence and is used in internal discussions between government ministries.

The newspaper indicated that the document was not supposed to reach the general public, but it reached a group currently working to establish a movement called “Settlement Headquarters - Gaza Strip,” whose goal is to restore settlement to the Gaza Strip.

It is possible that this document, which probably will not influence government policy, was written to support the movement and its goals, and therefore reached them as well. In any case, this is a direct continuation of the extremist policy on which the government has relied since its formation.

The Gamliel document addresses three alternatives for the post-war period, but the one that “will lead to positive, long-term strategic results” is the transfer of Gaza’s population to Sinai.

The newspaper says that this step will come in three stages: “establishing tent cities in Sinai, southwest of the Gaza Strip, then establishing a humanitarian corridor to help the population, and finally building cities in northern Sinai.”

The newspaper added: “At the same time, a buffer zone several kilometers wide will be established inside Egypt, south of the border with Israel, so that the displaced residents will not be able to return.” In addition, the document calls for cooperation with the largest possible number of countries so that they can receive the displaced Palestinians from Gaza and providing them with aid.

The document also includes criticism of international oversight, and states that this step is better than other options, because fighting after the displacement of the population will reduce the number of casualties. The document also claimed that even before the war, “many Gazans expressed their desire to emigrate,” as it put it. .

Israel's efforts to displace the population of the Gaza Strip were met with official and popular Egyptian and Jordanian rejection, and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said, "A step like this will turn Sinai into a base for launching attacks on Israel." However, according to the Gamliel document, “Egypt is obligated under international law to allow the entry of fleeing residents,” she said.

For his part, the Jordanian Foreign Minister, Ayman Al-Safadi, warned on Saturday, October 14, 2023, that any move by Israel to impose new displacement on the Palestinians will push the entire region towards the “abyss.”

The website of the Jordanian newspaper Al-Ghad quoted Al-Safadi as saying: “The displacement of Palestinians is a red line, and we will confront it, and the raging war on Gaza must stop.”

Saudi Arabia also announced, on Friday evening, October 13, 2023, its categorical rejection of calls for the forced displacement of the Palestinian people from Gaza.

Source: Arabic Post