
A US plan to transfer a million Palestinians from Gaza to Libya... coinciding with a massive Israeli attack on the Strip and UN warnings of ethnic cleansing
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- Saturday , 17 May 2025 7:30 AM GMT
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The US government is working on a plan to transfer up to one million Palestinians from Gaza to Libya. Five sources familiar with the matter told NBC News:
NBC reported that the plan has been taken so seriously that it has been discussed with Libyan leaders. The North African country, embroiled in a civil war, would regain access to billions of dollars that the United States has frozen for years in exchange for accepting Gazans.
Washington will also keep Israel informed of developments. Hamas says it has not heard anything about the plan.
The governments of the United States, Israel, and Libya declined to comment on the matter or did not respond to inquiries from NBC News. The goal should be for Palestinians to leave for Libya voluntarily with financial incentives such as free housing or allowances. It is not yet clear where exactly they will live. According to European media outlets in Brussels, the capital of the European Union, including the Belgian newspaper Nieuwsblad, the Israeli army is launching a large-scale attack on the Gaza Strip. This came after the Israeli occupation army announced on Friday evening that it had begun its new offensive on the Gaza Strip. The Israeli army said in a social media post: "The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has begun carrying out large-scale attacks and mobilizing forces to take operational control of areas in the Gaza Strip." "This is part of preparations to expand the operation to achieve the objectives of the war, including the release of the hostages and the dismantling of the Hamas terrorist organization."
For his part, the head of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, warned on Friday of ethnic cleansing in the Gaza Strip. "We must put an end to this madness," Türk pleaded. At the same time, Türk said that the "already desperate" humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip has worsened due to the escalation of Israeli attacks this week. On Friday, Israel killed more than 115 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. On Thursday, the day of Nakba Day, Israel killed at least 136 people, most of them women and children.
The Israeli military said the widespread attacks in recent days were a prelude to the deployment of additional forces in the Gaza Strip and the launch of the new offensive. (Belgium)
Yesterday, Israel called on residents of northern Gaza to evacuate their homes: "A large-scale ground operation against Hamas is imminent."
The Israeli military called on Palestinian residents of northern Gaza to leave. According to the Jerusalem Post, a large-scale ground operation against Hamas is expected, including the recovery of the last hostages.
The newspaper reported that leaflets were dropped from the air in the past hours, urging residents to leave the area immediately. Urgent warning! To everyone in this area, whether you are in a shelter, tent, or building, you are in a dangerous combat zone, and the area is not safe! Evacuate the area south immediately, the message read. Haaretz also reported on the evacuation orders. The army told the Jerusalem Post that the operation is proceeding gradually, with a large-scale mobilization of reservists underway. Several media outlets and sources in Gaza reported that Israel intensified its airstrikes on Friday.
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