Overview
- Itamar Ben Gvir presented the plan called “Desconexión 710” on Thursday, setting targets to facilitate 250,000 departures in year one, 1.11 million by year three and 1.86 million by year seven.
- The proposal outlines a dedicated migration office or ministry, individual case files, regulated routes, family prioritization and short‑term cash support for people who leave Gaza.
- Ben Gvir put Israel’s initial cost at 10 billion new shekels and proposed a matching international financing framework up to 50 billion new shekels, plus payments to any countries that agree to receive people.
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel will remain on the ground in Gaza and Defense Minister Israel Katz signalled operational readiness to move Palestinians, comments that have intensified worries about coercion and legal liability.
- The plan faces widespread legal and diplomatic hurdles because forcible transfer from occupied territory can be a war crime, no recipient countries have been publicly named, and its rollout depends on international agreements, U.S. decisions and the outcome of Israel’s upcoming election.