Israel’s Defence Minister Proposes Relocating Gaza’s Palestinians to Enclosed ‘Humanitarian City’

Unveiled alongside U.S.-backed cease-fire talks, Israel’s relocation plan for Gazans includes international-run camps and potential resettlement abroad.

Israeli Minister of Defense Israel Katz arrives for a Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) meeting at the EU headquarters in Brussels on Jan. 22, 2024. John Thys/AFP

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz has proposed relocating all Palestinians in Gaza to a closed “humanitarian city” in the southern part of the territory, according to Israeli media.

Speaking to reporters on Monday, Katz outlined a proposal to build a camp in the southern Gaza Strip on the ruins of Rafah, The Times of Israel reported.