A document issued by the Ministry of Intelligence, the full content of which is published here for the first time, recommends forcibly transferring the population of the Gaza Strip to Sinai permanently, and calls for the international community to be enlisted in the move. The document also proposes promoting a campaign dedicated to Gaza residents that will “motivate them to agree to the plan.”
By:Yuval Avraham28.10.2023
An official document of the Ministry of Intelligence recommends that the defense establishment carry out a full transfer of all residents of the Gaza Strip to northern Sinai, as the preferable of three alternatives it proposes regarding the future of the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip at the end of the war.
An official document of the Ministry of Intelligence recommends that the defense establishment carry out a full transfer of all residents of the Gaza Strip to northern Sinai, as the preferable of three alternatives it proposes regarding the future of the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip at the end of the war.
The ten-page document, dated October 13, features the logo of the Intelligence Ministry headed by Minister Gila Gamliel of the Likud. A source in the Ministry of Intelligence confirmed to Local Conversation that the document was authentic, distributed to the defense establishment by the ministry’s policy division, and “was not supposed to reach the media.”
The document unequivocally and explicitly recommends the transfer of civilians from Gaza as the desired result of the war. This week itwas reportedin Calcalist and is published here in full. The transfer plan is divided into several stages: In the first stage, action must be taken so that the population of Gaza “evacuates southward,” while the air strikes are concentrated in the northern Gaza Strip. In the second stage, a ground incursion into Gaza will begin, leading to the occupation of the entire Gaza Strip, from north to south, and to the “cleansing of underground bunkers from Hamas fighters.”
Martin comments: PLEASE take time to read the entire article at the link and take to fully understand. You may need to use a translation tool (Google Translate or whatever option you prefer). Later in the article it says:
“The chances of implementing such a plan, which amounts to ethnic cleansing of Gaza, are negligible in many respects. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi recently declared that he strongly opposes opening the Rafah crossing to absorb the civilian population from Gaza. He said that the displacement of Palestinians from Gaza to Sinai would threaten Israeli peace with Egypt, and warned that it would lead to Israeli attacks on Egyptian territory.”
Nevertheless, we felt this item worth bringing to everyone’s attention as it highlights a school of thought (wishful thinking?) within Israel.