# Israel prepared to remove Palestinians from Gaza if U.S. approves, defence minister says

https://mins.news/en/item/44164

- CBC News, 2026-09-03 17:27 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/defence-minister-israel-katz-palestinians-gaza-9.7330886?cmp=rss

> Defence Minister Israel Katz said Israel is awaiting U.S. approval to remove Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, reviving a plan widely condemned as forced displacement and described by some as ethnic cleansing.

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