US Rejects ‘Mass Extermination’ Proposal, Says Israeli Ministers Made Sloppy Statements

US Rejects ‘Mass Extermination’ Proposal, Says Israeli Ministers Made Sloppy Statements

The State Department spokesman, Matthew Miller, explicitly rejected recent comments from Israeli Finance Minister, Bezalel Smotrich, and National Security Minister, Itamar Ben Gvir, supporting the mass deportation of Palestinians as “inflammatory and irresponsible.”

The United States’ State Department has condemned Israeli proposals to remove the Palestinian inhabitants of Gaza en masse in a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday.
The State Department spokesman, Matthew Miller, explicitly rejected recent comments from Israeli Finance Minister, Bezalel Smotrich, and National Security Minister, Itamar Ben Gvir, supporting the mass deportation of Palestinians as “inflammatory and irresponsible.”

He wrote, "The United States rejects the inflammatory and irresponsible statements from Israeli Ministers Smotrich and Ben Gvir. There should be no mass displacement of Palestinians from Gaza."

Noting that Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and other members of his cabinet had denied that it was an official government policy to resettle Gaza’s Palestinian inhabitants, Miller demanded the ministers back away from such rhetoric “immediately.”

“Gaza is Palestinian land and will remain Palestinian land, with Hamas no longer in control of its future and no terror groups able to threaten Israel,” he continued.
On Monday, Ben Gvir described “encouraging the residents of Gaza to emigrate” outside the enclave as “the right, just, moral, and humane solution,” explaining that it would allow Israelis living in border communities to return home.

He doubled down on his comments following Miller’s statement, writing in a post on Telegram, “I greatly appreciate the USA, but with all due respect…we will do what is good for the state of Israel.”

He wrote, "I appreciate the United States very much, but with all due respect - we are no longer a star on the American flag. The United States is our dear friend, but first we will do what is best for the State of Israel: emigrate hundreds of thousands of Gaza will allow the residents of the Gaza Strip settlements to return to their homes and live in safety and will protect IDF soldiers.”

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The US State Department has repeatedly called for Gaza to be run by the Palestinian Authority, which currently administers the West Bank and ran Gaza prior to Hamas' 2007 election victory, as a prelude to full Palestinian statehood. Israel has openly opposed a two-state solution.

At least 1.8 million of Gaza’s 2.3 million inhabitants have been displaced since Israel began bombing the territory following Hamas’ October 7 cross-border attack, which left 1,200 Israelis dead. Many residential neighborhoods have been completely flattened, with vital civilian infrastructure such as the hospital system virtually destroyed. 

Over 21,800 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli bombs since the start of the war, according to the enclave’s health ministry, with upwards of 56,000 more seriously injured. Thousands more are reportedly missing beneath the rubble.

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