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(12,893 posts) Tue May 6, 2025, 04:41 PM May 6

Gaza will be entirely destroyed, Israeli minister says [View all]

Source: The Guardian

An Israeli government minister has vowed that “Gaza will be entirely destroyed” as a result of an Israeli military victory, and that its Palestinian population will “leave in great numbers to third countries”, raising fears of ethnic cleansing in the occupied territory.

The declaration on Tuesday by the finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, came a day after Israel’s security cabinet approved a plan for Operation Gideon’s Chariots, which an Israeli official said would entail “the conquest of the Gaza Strip and the holding of the territories”.

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Effie Defrin, Israel’s chief military spokesperson, said the planned offensive would include “moving most of the population of the Gaza Strip … to protect them”. Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, said the “population will be moved, for its own protection” in a video posted on social media, but gave no further details.

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“Gaza will be entirely destroyed, civilians will be sent to ... the south to a humanitarian zone without Hamas or terrorism, and from there they will start to leave in great numbers to third countries,” the minister said.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/06/hamas-israel-hunger-war-in-gaza

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Gaza will be entirely destroyed, Israeli minister says [View all] groundloop May 6 OP

Netanyahu did say very early on that all living in Palestine (not just Gaza) were Hamas and all Hamas would be killed. LiberalArkie May 6 #1

Jared Kushner has to do something with MBS's Saudi fund money Uncle Joe May 6 #22

The name "Hamas" is just used as a cover for their genocide. That is all. nt Jit423 May 9 #85

I guess never again didn't really mean never. Scrivener7 May 6 #2

It only meant "never again...for US"... regnaD kciN May 7 #51

Sickening Bayard May 6 #3

And Netanyahu and his supporters really believe MadameButterfly May 6 #4

And in Israel they Did have massive demos against Netanyahoo electric_blue68 May 6 #12

Palestinian Diaspora Martin Eden May 6 #5

Wir brauchen Lebensraum!! thomski64 May 7 #42

Not similar, but coming full circle Martin Eden May 7 #46

Complete elimination of all Palestinians, either through death or expulsion, has always been the plan. Lonestarblue May 6 #6

Also have hated the WB's Palestinian land stealing, house and tree grove destruction by the Israeli Jews near by. electric_blue68 May 6 #14

Echoing Himmler. Kid Berwyn May 6 #7

No one has to have this kind of duty Marthe48 May 6 #18

Do the Israelis have a final solution to the Palestinian problem? Bok_Tukalo May 6 #8

Exactly as predicted with the orange pustule back in office. Basso8vb May 6 #9

They only protest against soft targets Zorro May 6 #11

There was a protest just today iemanja May 6 #25

Like I said Zorro May 6 #29

What do you have to say about the 2 million iemanja May 6 #32

WHOOSH! Zorro May 6 #34

Hardly iemanja May 6 #35

To me, it was counterintuitive to start protesting democrats during the last election mdbl May 7 #48

Yes MorbidButterflyTat May 7 #53

Then, Democrats were in charge of military aid to Israel iemanja May 8 #67

Meanwhile, the "Free Palestine" parakeets have gotten really fucking quiet. SoFlaBro May 8 #68

No, they haven't iemanja May 8 #69

Thanks for spamming this thread with a list of PAST EVENTS Zorro May 8 #75

My mistake. Here are some recent and upcoming ones iemanja May 8 #79

Israel is an ally mdbl May 8 #71

You consider a country wiping out an entire population iemanja May 8 #73

I was commenting on why we were involved, not the moral implications or what resulted. mdbl May 8 #74

Indeed, we have been an ally to Israel iemanja May 8 #80

All war is unconscionable. Maybe Hamas will remember that this time before starting one again. mdbl May 9 #81

This isn't war. It's war crime. iemanja May 9 #82

Neither Ukraine or Greenland engaged in an unprovoked assault so it's not a good comparison mdbl May 9 #83

It would be nice if Gazans had a chance to vote iemanja May 9 #84

I said that already didn't I? It does to the rest of the world since they don't know how you personally voted. mdbl May 10 #87

Want to see more TV reporting about the Gaza protests? Zorro May 7 #63

Read the article iemanja May 7 #65

Ever since Trump got elected, seems there has been much less news coverage Jack Valentino May 6 #30

Yes, and some people think that if it's not on their iemanja May 6 #33

Actually, I use a news app more than TV news, anyway, but even there Jack Valentino May 6 #36

I've read about all of that iemanja May 6 #38

That's exactly what's happened. ShazzieB May 6 #40

Post removed Post removed May 7 #58

Ťhe media nowforever May 7 #47

There was one just today, and there is a thread about it on DU now iemanja May 6 #26

A couple of things: no_hypocrisy May 6 #10

Technically Gaza doesn't belong to anyone. Mosby May 7 #59

Palestinians aren't exactly squatters. no_hypocrisy May 7 #60

No, of course not. Mosby May 7 #61

This message was self-deleted by its author Brenda May 7 #62

FU Hamas, Hezbola, AND Netanyahoo! electric_blue68 May 6 #13

The majority of that population are civilians iemanja May 6 #24

I know most Palestinians *are* civilians, and Not Hamas... electric_blue68 May 7 #64

This isn't about Israel's right to exist iemanja May 7 #66

What Netanyahoo is doing in Gaza to force the remaining Palestinians, Gazians out of Gaza and not help rebuild it.... electric_blue68 May 8 #70

What comes around.. nt Exp May 6 #15

As if there ever was any doubt that ethnic cleansing was the goal. West Bank is next. patphil May 6 #16

OMG--- CAREFUL!!!! comparing any action of Israel to the Nazis is "anti-semitic"--- Jack Valentino May 6 #39

I knew it was Smotrich from the hyperbole. maxsolomon May 6 #17

So, 'bibi' further avoids prison and trump gets his gaz-a-lago!! PSPS May 6 #19

Bet Hamas didn't see this coming. republianmushroom May 6 #20

"Gaza will be entirely destroyed" BidenRocks May 6 #21

And they insisted it wasn't genocide iemanja May 6 #23

Benjamin Netanyahu is a WAR CRIMINAL! ProudMNDemocrat May 6 #27

Along with the US, MorbidButterflyTat May 7 #55

I hear this a lot that what is going on in Gaza isn't a genocide. I beg to differ. tornado34jh May 6 #28

Evil shit... LudwigPastorius May 6 #31

I've said it before Iamscrewed May 6 #37

Gaza destroyed and paved over was always the grand plan. Ford_Prefect May 7 #41

Where are the Ceasefire Now protesters? perdita9 May 7 #43

Weird, huh? MorbidButterflyTat May 7 #56

Trump resort provocateur7 May 7 #44

Welcome to DU LetMyPeopleVote May 7 #52

Trump resort provocateur7 May 7 #57

This reminds me of the time when I identified this as Israel's ultimate goal Orrex May 7 #45

Israel will need more than an iron dome to protect themselves after the way their travelingthrulife May 7 #49

What does that mean? maxsolomon May 7 #50

This is pure fucking evil. Netanyahu must be stopped at all costs. Initech May 7 #54

Post removed Post removed May 8 #72

And Turned Over To Jared Kushner Deep State Witch May 8 #76

Sad to say I knew this from the beginning underpants May 8 #77

Who is going to build the beautiful new housing for the displace Gazans like Trump bragged about? Norrrm May 8 #78

Has ummmmmm.... anyone heard from the Gentlewoman from Michigan's District 12...? Montauk6 May 9 #86