Overview

• Israel’s defence ministry has reportedly proposed building an enclosed camp in Rafah along the Egypt border to house up to two million displaced Gazans under military oversight.
• Former prime minister Ehud Olmert and opposition leader Yair Lapid have condemned the idea as a concentration camp that amounts to ethnic cleansing.
• The prime minister’s office has rejected these allegations, insisting the relocation aims to enhance humanitarian aid and offer voluntary resettlement.
• IDF generals have warned privately that constructing and managing such a massive encampment would exceed the military’s logistical capacity and distract from ongoing operations.
• Hamas official Husam Badran has denounced the proposal as unacceptable and said it undermines the prospects for a ceasefire.