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In apparent first, Israeli minister indicates removal of Gazans will be forced, rather than voluntary
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Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi in the Knesset plenum in Jerusalem, October 30, 2024. (Dani Shem-Tov/Knesset)
In an apparent first, an Israeli minister indicates that Israel’s effort to remove Palestinians from Gaza will be forced rather than voluntary.
Far-right Likud Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi calls the effort a “deportation plan” in a tweet in which he castigates Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara for allegedly asking that she be consulted in order to determine the initiative’s legality.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and even far-right Otzma Yehudit chief Itamar Ben Gvir have characterized the initiative to date as “voluntary migration.”
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