Eight countries condemn Israeli proposals to expel Gaza residents

Eight mostly Muslim countries condemned on Wednesday calls made by Israeli ministers to expel the Palestinian population from the Gaza Strip. Israel's Defense Minister, Israel Katz, said on Wednesday that the government is "organized and ready to withdraw the population from Gaza by sea, by air and by all possible means," but on the condition that the United States approves it. The following day, Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, responsible for National Security, presented a similar proposal. The eight countries that signed the condemnation considered these proposals to constitute a serious violation of international law and a war crime, calling on the international community to prevent their implementation.