Israel kills 3 in Gaza as far-right minister plans for Palestinian removals

What the report says

Israeli attacks killed at least three Palestinians and wounded others in Gaza on Thursday, according to Al Jazeera’s reporting from Gaza and Palestinian medical and news sources. The incidents included a drone strike in Gaza City’s Rimal neighbourhood that killed one person, and gunfire in Beit Lahia in northern Gaza that killed two more people, including, according to Al Jazeera reporter Nour Khaled, a 13-year-old child and an adult who later died of severe wounds.

The Israeli military said its troops had identified and “eliminated” two people they described as crossing the Yellow Line, a buffer area inside Gaza linked to the ceasefire arrangement. Al Jazeera noted that the strikes came despite the U.S.-brokered ceasefire that took effect in October, and that deadly Israeli attacks have continued even after larger-scale fighting eased.

The report also said far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir unveiled a plan to remove the roughly two million Palestinians in Gaza over seven years. According to his office, the proposal would establish a dedicated ministry and seek agreements with countries to accept people from Gaza, beginning with 250,000 departures in the first year. Ben-Gvir described the plan as realistic and framed it as a way to encourage emigration.

Al Jazeera added that Defence Minister Israel Katz had already acknowledged Israel was still working on removing Palestinians from Gaza. The article said forced displacement in occupied territory is considered a war crime under the Geneva Conventions, and placed the developments in the context of the war that began in October 2023 and has caused mass displacement and heavy casualties in Gaza.