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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Steffie Banatvala

‘Humanitarian city’ in Gaza a concentration camp for Palestinians: former Israeli PM

Under the current plan, some 600,000 Palestinians would be moved first to the detention camp in Rafah from the Muwasi area - (Getty)

Plans to force Palestinians into a “humanitarian city” in Gaza would be akin to a concentration camp, a former Israeli prime minister has said.

Ehud Olmert claimed construction of the camp would mark an escalation in the conflict and that he now considers Israel to be committing war crimes in Gaza and the West Bank.

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