Majority of Israelis appalled by plan to displace Gaza population to Rafah

Israeli political analyst Akiva Eldar said the majority of Israelis are “really appalled” by the plan to displace the entire Palestinian population of Gaza to the rubble of Rafah, which would be “illegal and immoral”.

Israel’s defence minister, Israel Katz, announced this week that the so-called “humanitarian city” will eventually house 2.1 million Palestinians.

“Katz, the son of Holocaust survivors, can call it humanitarian but it doesn’t make it humanitarian,” Eldar said. “Anybody who will participate in this disgusting project will be involved in war crimes.”

Satellite images analysed by Al Jazeera appeared to show Israeli forces preparing the ground. Negotiations in Doha between Israeli officials and Hamas have reportedly stalled on a number of issues, including the military’s withdrawal from the Morag Corridor that separates the Gaza Strip between Khan Younis and Rafah.

Eldar said Israel intends to order all Palestinians to move south of this line, so that it can brand those who remain on the other side as terrorists and kill them. The message underlying this plan is that “there can’t be two people between the river and the sea, and those who deserve to have a state are only the Jewish people,” the analyst added.

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Post from Al Jazeera on July 12, 2025

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