Israel has set up a “special directorate” to facilitate the “emigration” of Palestinians from Gaza, as it steps up its public embrace of the plan by US President Donald Trump for residents to leave the devastated territory.
The new offer, which would include “among other things, special departure arrangements by sea, air, and land”, underscores how Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is capitalising on Trump’s proposal, under which the US would take over the coastal enclave shattered by 15 months of war.
The directorate would be set up within the defence ministry, which executes the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories and controls all entry and exit points of the Gaza Strip.