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US condemns far-right Israeli ministers’ call for Palestinians to ‘emigrate’ from Gaza

In this photo taken on November 15, 2022, then-Knesset members Itamar Ben-Gvir (L) and Bezalel Smotrich look on during the swearing-in ceremony for Israeli lawmakers in Jerusalem. Ben-Givr now serves as national security minister and Smotrich serves as finance minister in Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s government. © Abir Sultan via AP

The United States on Tuesday denounced controversial comments by two far-right Israeli ministers who said Palestinians should be encouraged to emigrate from Gaza and called for Jewish settlers to return to the besieged territory.

State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said Washington "rejects recent statements from Israeli ministers Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir advocating for the resettlement of Palestinians outside of Gaza".

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