Lapid says he supports Palestinians leaving Gaza should they wish to, but is against forced explusion

Sam Sokol is a former political correspondent at The Times of Israel. 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"

Opposition leader and head of the Yesh Atid party MK Yair Lapid leads a faction meeting at the Knesset, February 10, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
Opposition leader and head of the Yesh Atid party MK Yair Lapid leads a faction meeting at the Knesset, February 10, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Responding to a reporter’s question regarding US President Donald Trump’s plan to resettle the Palestinians of Gaza, Opposition Leader Yair Lapid says that he does not believe the proposal involved forcing anybody to leave against their will but rather allowing those who wish to relocate to do so freely.

“I’m against transfer and expulsion by force,” he says.

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