Showing posts with label displacement. Show all posts
Showing posts with label displacement. Show all posts
Friday, September 4, 2026
Far-right Israeli minister outlines plan for removal of all Palestinians from Gaza
While the forced displacement of civilians in occupied territory is considered a war crime under the Geneva conventions, Israeli political figures have competed over the harshness of their visions for Gaza, rebuffing efforts by the US president, Donald Trump, to advance a half-baked and largely moribund ceasefire deal that has been marked by continuing Israeli attacks…
Thursday, September 18, 2025
Gaza City residents face impossible choice
The Rashid coast road, the Israeli-designated "escape" route to the south, was jammed with the exhausted and desperate. Anyway, the cost of a ride was too high.
"On top of that, I don't own a tent to give us shelter, and they are too expensive to buy. I would not be able to take all of the belongings and supplies I have already bought several times before," Sahweil said. "Then there is the suffering we would face in searching for water and the lack of empty spaces to stay in. So if I leave, I would simply be going into the unknown."…
Thursday, March 6, 2025
U.S. and Israel dismiss $53B plan endorsed by Arab states to rebuild Gaza, prevent mass displacement | CBC News
According to a 112-page draft of the plan obtained by The Associated Press, hundreds of thousands of temporary housing units would be set up for Gaza's population while reconstruction takes place. Rubble would be recycled, with some of it used as infill to expand land on Gaza's Mediterranean coast.
In the following years, the plan envisages completely reshaping the strip, building "sustainable, green and walkable" housing and urban areas, with renewable energy. It renovates agricultural lands and creates industrial zones and large park areas.
It also calls for the opening of an airport, a fishing port and a commercial port. The Oslo peace accords in the 1990s called for the opening of an airport and a commercial port in Gaza, but the projects withered as the peace process collapsed…
Thursday, February 13, 2025
Egypt to present 'vision' to rebuild Gaza without displacement
When pressed by the reporters to comment on the plan to force the Palestinians to relocate to Jordan, King Abdullah said: "We have to keep in mind that there is a plan from Egypt and the Arab countries."
Later, the king wrote on X that he had "reiterated Jordan's steadfast position against the displacement of Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank" during the meeting, adding: "This is the unified Arab position."…
Friday, November 15, 2024
Israel accused of crimes against humanity over forced displacement in Gaza
Human Rights Watch says it has evidence that suggests 'the war crime of forcible transfer' of civilians…
Saturday, March 2, 2024
‘They took our home, our land, everything’: Palestinians displaced by illegal settlers tell their stories
As the UK, US and France impose sanctions on 'extremist Israeli settlers', Palestinians face assault by gun, bulldozer and attack dog…
Sunday, October 8, 2023
Extreme weather displaced 43 million children in past six years, Unicef reports
Toll likely to worsen as floods, storms, droughts and wildfires intensify due to climate crisis, according to Unicef and IDMC study…
Tuesday, April 4, 2023
Forced Displacement Exposes Gaps in Climate Migration Responses
"It is impossible to stay in your home if it is underwater. You cannot grow crops or raise livestock if it has not rained for years." —Atlas of Migration 2022, Rosa Luxemburg Institute…
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