8 Muslim-majority nations pan proposals by Katz, Ben Gvir promoting Gaza emigration

The foreign ministers of eight Muslim-majority nations - Saudi Arabia, Jordan, United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Qatar, Egypt, Indonesia, and Pakistan - have condemned Israeli plans to remove Palestinians from the Gaza Strip. According to The Times of Israel, they warned that such provocative statements would have grave consequences and impact peace efforts.

Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz and National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir had proposed plans to displace Palestinians from Gaza, with Ben Gvir suggesting a seven-year plan for "voluntary emigration" that would aim to remove 250,000 Palestinians in the first year, and the rest of the roughly two million residents over the following six years, as reported by Free Malaysia Today.

Katz stated that there was "no real solution for Gaza in the end without this migration," and that Israel was prepared to take control of Gaza "by sea, air and whatever means necessary" to implement the plan.

The foreign ministers, as reported by Middle East Eye, urged the international community, particularly the UN Security Council, to oppose any attempts to impose a new demographic or territorial reality in Gaza, stating that the proposals flagrantly violate international law and pose a direct threat to the inalienable rights of Palestinians.

Brief written by urgent.news from The Times of Israel, Free Malaysia Today, Middle East Eye, Dawn, The Vibes — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.