Gaza - Høyreekstremister/Settlere vil gjerne overta Gaza og kaste ut alle palestinere - CNN

 

Gaza's post-war future is unclear. Israel's settler movement sees an opening

From CNN's Mick Krever, Jomana Karadsheh, Ami Kaufman, and Abeer Salman

An aerial view of buildings destroyed by Israeli air strikes in the Jabalya camp for Palestinian refugees in Gaza City on October 11. Yahya Hassouna/AFP/Getty Images

As Israel’s war against Hamas enters its fourth month, the Israeli government has said little of substance, at least in any official way, on its plans for post-war Gaza.

Into that void has stepped a group — once fringe, but now in the governing coalition — that hopes for full Israeli control, to resettle Gaza and even expel Palestinians. And its ideas are permeating mainstream debate.

We must promote a solution to encourage the emigration of the residents of Gaza,” far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said on January 1.

Far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, who also holds a position in the defense ministry, says that Israel “will rule there. And in order to rule there securely for a long time, we must have a civilian presence.”

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