Palestine weekly: Israeli ministers push for depopulation of Gaza

Far-right Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir (centre), who has proposed the expulsion of Palestinians from Gaza, waves as he visits the Mahaneh Yehudah Market in West Jerusalem, September 4, 2026 [File: Abir Sultan/EPA] 8 Sep 20268 Sep 2026 Far-right Israeli ministers began more forcefully advocating the wholesale removal of Palestinians in Gaza last week, offering timelines and government mechanisms to conduct illegal forced expulsions while displacement, demolitions and killings continued across Gaza and the occupied West Bank.