Eight Nations Condemn Israeli Gaza Expulsion Plans — SkimNews
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- Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, UAE, Qatar, Pakistan, Indonesia, and Turkey issued a joint statement on September 6, 2026 condemning in 'the strongest terms' Israeli proposals to forcibly expel Palestinians from Gaza.
- Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said on September 2, 2026 that Israel had plans to remove Palestinians from Gaza but was waiting for U.S. approval on where to displace them.
- National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir outlined a phased removal: 250,000 Palestinians in the first year, followed by the remaining roughly two million residents over the following six years.
- The eight foreign ministers warned of 'grave consequences of transforming calls for forced displacement into declared policy or practical measures' and said such moves 'directly challenge' Trump's October 2025 Gaza peace plan, which explicitly rejects forced displacement.
- U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee on September 5, 2026 denied any Israeli plan to force Palestinians out of Gaza — directly contradicting the public statements from both Katz and Ben Gvir.
Why it matters: Two senior Israeli ministers have publicly detailed a multi-year expulsion of roughly two million Palestinians, while the U.S. ambassador is denying such a plan exists. Eight Muslim and Arab states — including key U.S. partners Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Egypt — are now invoking Trump's own October 2025 peace framework against Israel, putting Washington in the position of either endorsing or rejecting publicly stated Israeli policy.
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