‘Humanitarian city’ would be concentration camp for Palestinians, says former Israeli PM

The “humanitarian city” Israel’s defence minister has proposed building on the ruins of #Rafah would be a concentration camp, and forcing #Palestinians inside would be #ethnic #cleansing, Israel’s former prime minister - Ehud #Olmert has told the Guardian.

#Israel was already committing #WarCrimes in #Gaza and the #WestBank, Olmert said, and construction of the camp would mark an escalation.

“It is a #ConcentrationCamp. I am sorry,” he said, when asked about the plans laid out by Israel Katz last week. Once inside, Palestinians would not be allowed to leave, except to go to other countries, Katz said.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/13/israel-humanitarian-city-rafah-gaza-camp-ehud-olmert

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‘Humanitarian city’ would be concentration camp for Palestinians, says former Israeli PM

Ehud Olmert says forcing people into camp would be ethnic cleansing, and anger at Israel is not all down to antisemitism

^{Emma Graham-Harrison (The Guardian)}