From settlements to blocked recovery: Israeli strategy taking shape in Gaza
Establishing illegal settlements, erasing cities and obstructing aid serve goal of forcing Palestinians out of Gaza, analysts say.Israel's Smotrich calls for settlements, ‘conquest’ of Gaza StripWith the ruins of the Gaza Strip lying around him, Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz last week renewed his push to set up illegal settlements in the battered territory’s north.“I intend to establish three Nahal outposts, which is also a military entity, in those places that were in northern Gaza,” Katz told Channel 14, referring…
Israeli ministers, including Defence Minister Israel Katz and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, are advocating for the establishment of new settlements in the Gaza Strip, with Katz stating his intent to set up three Nahal outposts in northern Gaza. This push aligns with the goals of Israel's settler movement and is seen by former Israeli diplomat Alon Liel as an ideological drive to remove Gazans and settle the territory. Palestinian human rights defender Issam Younis views these actions as part of a broader strategy to make life impossible in Gaza, leading to the expulsion of its population. Despite international condemnation and a US-brokered plan for Israeli withdrawal, a 2025 poll indicated 82 percent of Jewish Israelis support the expulsion of Palestinians from Gaza. Israel has also expanded its control within Gaza, with Katz stating, "We are not retreating from the 'Yellow Line', unequivocally, as long as Hamas does not truly disarm, and even after that, we remain inside Gaza."
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