Israel plans to build a "humanitarian city" in the south to house the entire population of Gaza.

BarcelonaIsraeli Defense Minister Israel Katz announced this Monday that he has instructed the army to establish what he called a "humanitarian city" in the ruins of the city of Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip. The goal is to house the entire population of the Palestinian enclave, approximately two million people.

The plan, which will be coordinated by the Director General of the Ministry of Defense, Amir Baram, initially envisions relocating the 600,000 residents currently living in the Mawasi area, where the army has been forcibly relocating for months, claiming it is a safe zone, despite the fact that it has been bombed several times.

If the plan is carried out, residents would not be able to leave the area, which they would enter after passing through a checkpoint to ensure they were not "Hamas agents." The "city" would be monitored from a distance by the army, but would be controlled by international organizations, although Katz did not specify which ones. It seems unlikely that anyone would want to cooperate with this forced displacement plan, except for the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), run by Israel and the US, which is currently the only one permitted to distribute food in the Strip, surrounded by controversy over its activities. the massacres of hundreds of civilians while queuingAccording to Katz, four aid distribution points would be established in this "humanitarian city."

Benjamin Netanyahu's government has raised several issues his intention to force the displacement of Gazans to the south of the StripWith this project, the executive says it hopes to "replace Hamas's control over the population of Gaza."

The initial idea is to build the city during the sixty days that the ceasefire they are going to discuss should last. US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu This Monday night. Hamas will first have to accept its conditions, which it is negotiating in parallel with an Israeli delegation in Qatar, the country acting as mediator.

Humanitarian trafficking areas

What is unclear is whether Rafah would be one of the "humanitarian trafficking areas" planned by the Israeli government, according to Reuters. These would be areas where Palestinians could "live temporarily, deradicalize, reintegrate, and prepare to move wherever they want." This idea is in line with the Israeli government's desire for Palestinians to "voluntarily emigrate" to other countries, as the Defense Minister stated on Monday. According to Reuters, these areas could cost up to $2 billion and would be supported by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.

According to local media, there is concern that the vacated areas of Gaza will be occupied by Israeli settlers. However, Netanyahu denies this, although far-right members of his government are pushing in this direction.

Meanwhile, the violence continues. This morning, at least six people were killed in an Israeli army bombing attack on a clinic in Gaza City, in the north of the enclave, according to the Palestinian news agency Wafa. In total, 42 deaths were recorded as a result of Israeli bombing this Monday. On Sunday, the day before the meeting between Trump and Netanyahu, more than 100 deaths and 350 injuries were reported.