Netanyahu imposes Trump’s plan as a condition for the end of genocide in Gaza

At his first press conference in five months, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that the end of the offensive against the Gaza Strip will depend on the execution of a policy of forced removal from the Palestinian population, promoted by Donald Trump.

It was the first time the Israeli government publicly assumed the expulsion of the Palestinians as a condition to interrupt bombing.

The measure, which Netanyahu classified as “brilliant” and “revolutionary”, foresees the total emptying of Gaza and the resettlement of its inhabitants in Arab countries, in a process of forced transfronight displacement.

It is explicit adherence to an ethnic cleaning strategy denounced by UN agencies, international jurists and human rights organizations.

“Gaza must be totally demilitarized, and we must implement Trump’s plan,” said the prime minister, alongside military officers. According to him, any ceasefire that does not include the dismantling of Hamas and the definitive exit of the Palestinian population would be unacceptable to Israel.

Trump had already publicly defended Gaza’s emptying in January, saying that it was necessary to “clean the whole thing.” In a recent visit to Qatar, he even stated that the US could turn Gaza into a “zone of freedom” because, according to him, “there is nothing more to be saved” there. Now, under the backing of the Israeli government, this policy becomes the official guideline of the war.

Israel isolation worsens with the advancement of the expulsion policy

Netanyahu’s statement caused a new wave of international repudiation. United Nations representatives, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International warned that the plan hurts the fundamental principles of international law and constitutes a crime of war with ethnic cleaning elements by conditioning the end of violence to the removal of the civilian population from occupied territory.

The expulsion policy deepened Israel’s diplomatic isolation. Countries such as United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Ireland and Canada intensified public criticism to the Israeli government and began to press for sanctions.

On Tuesday (20), the United Kingdom suspended free trade negotiations with Israel and announced measures against settlers involved in attacks on Palestinian communities in the West Bank.

In a joint statement, the British and Canadian prime ministers and the French president warned that they will adopt “concrete actions” if Israel maintains the offensive and preventing humanitarian aid from entering. The European Union also announced the review of its cooperation agreement with Tel Aviv, citing the “catastrophic situation” lived by civilians in Gaza.

Even the United States, under Trump’s leadership, signal discomfort with the escalation of war. Although the former president reaffirmed his “absolute commitment” to Netanyahu, Secretary of State Marco Rubio indicated that there is efforts for a ceasefire negotiation and claimed to have “some optimism” regarding the resumption of diplomatic conversations.

Sources linked to the White House revealed that Trump would be pushing behind the scenes for a quick closure of the war, based on the execution of resettlement policy.

Netanyahu distorts facts and denies wholesale kibibutz massacre

At the same press conference, Netanyahu also tried to divert criticism of October 7 security failures and reduce the size of Hamas’s coordinated offensive.

He claimed that the militants were “with slippers, with AK-47 rifles and cheap pickup trucks”, and denied that the tunnels funded by Qatar penetrated Israeli territory-a version that contradicts the IDF reports themselves.

“Hamas had no F-35 or tanks,” he said in an attempt to disqualify the allegations that his government would have allowed the group to strengthen over the years.

Netanyahu also denied that Kibbutz Ein Hashlosha was invaded on October 7, which caused immediate reaction from the community. Residents issued a note denouncing the statement as “outrageous” and “offensive to the memory of the murdered.”

Four people were killed that day in direct confrontation with the invaders. Netanyahu’s office tried to get around the repercussion by stating that the speech was “poorly interpreted” without formal retraction.

The premie has also returned to condition any ceasefire to accept a list of requirements, including the complete surrender of Hamas, the exile of their leadership and the removal of the population of Gaza. In practice, it is a total denial of the right of permanence of the Palestinian people in their territory, under threat of death and continuous destruction.

Internal opposition denounces strategy such as “no return” and “criminal”

Netanyahu’s statements deepened the internal crack in Israel. For the Democratic Party, led by the former chief of the Chief of Staff Yair Golan, the government “acts uncontrolled, lying and without any historical responsibility.”

Golan promised to sue Netanyahu for defamation and stated that the prime minister “will be defeated at the polls and thrown into the pages of the story.”

The opposition leader, Yair Lapid, warned that Gaza’s prolonged occupation will turn Israel into a permanently at war, draining resources and keeping soldiers at risk indefinite. According to him, Netanyahu lies in stating that there is coordination with Washington. “He lost Trump’s support and attention,” said Lapid.

Recent research shows that the majority of the Israeli population wants an immediate ceasefire to ensure the return of hostages. But the most extremist sectors of the cabinet, led by Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir, defend the total advance of war and the definitive expulsion of Palestinians, now with formal endorsement of the head of government.