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February 19, 2025

Israeli Minister Calls for Forcible Mass Expulsion of Palestinians from Gaza
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Israeli far-right Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi said Tuesday that
Israel's campaign to permanently expel Palestinians from Gaza will rely
on force rather than so-called voluntary migration. His comments
contradicted these claims made just two days earlier by Israeli Prime
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: "Why not give Gazans a choice?
Everybody said this is the largest open-air prison in the world. … Not
forcible eviction, not ethnic cleansing. In a war zone, people leave."



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