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Monday, May 5, 2025
Communications minister calls for ‘full advancement of Gaza migration plan’
Sam Sokol is the Times of Israel's political correspondent. He was previously a reporter for the Jerusalem Post, Jewish Telegraphic Agency and Haaretz. He is the author of "Putin’s Hybrid War and the Jews"
Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi endorses the government’s newly approved operational plan for the next phase of the campaign in the Gaza Strip, calling it “a brave step on the path to absolute victory,” but insists it must be paired with efforts to encourage the emigration of Palestinians.
“Only uncompromising military and political pressure will defeat Hamas and free the hostages. We must destroy Hamas. We must hold the territory – not raids, but continuous and deep control,” Karhi writes on X.
“But the truth must be told: the real and profound solution to the Gaza problem will only come with the full advancement of the migration plan,” he insists.
Karhi cites a Talmudic dictum to suggest that the Gazans should be “forced” to come to the decision to emigrate.
“We must advance this – and with all our might, God willing,” he says.
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