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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Emma Graham-Harrison in Jerusalem

Israeli plan for forced transfer of Gaza’s population ‘a blueprint for crimes against humanity’

Palestinians collect the remains of relief supplies in Rafah
Palestinians will have to pass ‘security screening’ into the camp and then will not be allowed to leave, the defence minister told Israeli journalists. Photograph: Reuters

Israel’s defence minister has laid out plans to force all Palestinians in Gaza into a camp on the ruins of Rafah, in a scheme that legal experts and academics described as a blueprint for crimes against humanity.

Israel Katz said he has ordered Israel’s military to prepare for establishing a camp, which he called a “humanitarian city”, on the ruins of the city of Rafah, Haaretz newspaper reported.

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