Eight Muslim Nations Condemn Israeli Gaza Expulsion Plans — SkimNews
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- Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, the UAE, Qatar, Pakistan, Indonesia and Turkey issued a joint statement on September 6, 2026 condemning in 'the strongest terms' Israeli plans and mechanisms aimed at forcibly expelling Palestinians, warning of 'grave consequences' if displacement becomes declared policy
- The eight foreign ministers said such measures 'directly challenge' President Trump's comprehensive plan to end the Gaza conflict, which itself includes a firm rejection of forced displacement
- 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 the territory's population
- National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir said on September 3 that the plan aimed to remove 250,000 Palestinians from Gaza in the first year, followed by the remaining roughly two million residents over the following six years
- U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee denied on September 5, 2026 that there was an Israeli plan to force Palestinians out of Gaza, despite the ministers' public statements
- The joint statement referenced a U.S.-backed October 2025 peace plan for Gaza as the framework the expulsion proposals allegedly jeopardize
Why it matters: Eight major Muslim and Arab states publicly framed the Gaza expulsion proposals as a direct threat to a U.S.-backed peace framework — the same framework Huckabee denied Israel is undermining. The diplomatic clash puts the Trump administration's Gaza plan at the center of a credibility fight between allied Arab capitals and two sitting Israeli ministers who publicly outlined a phased removal of up to 2 million people.
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