Defense Minister israel katz appointed Col. (res) yaakov blitstein, currently Defense Ministry deputy director-general, as the head of the Directorate for the Voluntary Emigration of Gaza Residents, the ministry announced on Sunday.

The directorate’s task is to prepare for, and facilitate the safe and supervised "voluntary emigration of Gaza residents to third countries.

Defense Minister israel katz stated, “We are determined to realize the vision of US President donald trump to enable the voluntary emigration of Gaza residents who wish to relocate to various parts of the world.”

  • gedaliyah@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    This is an extremely dark option. Creating 2 million refugees in Africa, Europe, or elsewhere in the Middle East is patently bad for the people, bad for the world, and bad for Israel. Literally no upside for anyone (except for real estate developers).