Today, Wednesday, the German Foreign Ministry rejected in the “strongest terms” the statements of Israeli government ministers regarding the displacement of Gaza’s residents, describing them as unhelpful, while the French Foreign Ministry denounced those “provocative” statements.
German Foreign Ministry spokesman Sebastian Fischer said, “The Palestinians should not be expelled from Gaza, and the area of the Strip should not be reduced,” noting his country’s commitment to the two-state solution because it is “the only sustainable model for coexistence among the Palestinians.” AndThe Israelis,” he said.
This comes after statements by the Israeli Ministers of National Security, Itamar Ben Gvir, and Finance Minister, Bezalel Smotrich, calling for the displacement of Palestinians out of the Gaza Strip.
The spokesman explained that such statements do not help solve the problem, and said, “We strongly reject the statements of Ben Gvir and Smotrich.”
Fischer pointed out that Berlin’s position on this issue was clarified during the G7 foreign ministers’ meeting in Tokyo, and that forced removal from Gaza and reducing the area of the Strip should remain out of the question.
French denunciation
For its part, the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs today condemned the statements made by the two Israeli ministers to displace Palestinians from the Gaza Strip and rebuild settlements on those Palestinian lands.
The ministry said – in a statement – that “France condemns the statements of Ministers Smotrich and Ben Gvir,” calling on Tel Aviv to “refrain from such provocative statements that are considered irresponsible and fuel tensions,” as it put it.
Earlier, the US State Department confirmed Washington’s rejection of Smotrich and Ben Gvir’s statements regarding the “voluntary” displacement of Palestinians out of Gaza. The two ministers responded, on Wednesday, by criticizing the United States for describing their statements as “irresponsible.”
In statements to them a few days ago, Ben Gvir called for Jews to settle in Gaza and “encourage” Palestinians to immigrate, after a similar call made by Minister Smotrich, during which he called for encouraging what he described as “voluntary migration” for the residents of the Gaza Strip and finding countries ready to receive them, in light of the continued The Israeli war on Gaza 3 months ago.
