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Muslim nations say Israel’s Gaza expulsion plans threaten Trump peace

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The Straits Times. (2026, September 6). Muslim nations say Israel’s Gaza expulsion plans threaten Trump peace. The Straits Times. https://www.straitstimes.com/world/middle-east/muslim-nations-say-israels-gaza-expulsion-plans-threaten-trump-peace

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On September 6, eight Muslim nations, including Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Turkey, condemned Israeli plans to remove Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, citing concerns that these designs jeopardize a US-backed peace in the territory. The countries stated that such measures directly challenge international efforts to achieve peace, particularly President Donald Trump's comprehensive plan for Gaza. According to Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, the plan aims to initially remove 250,000 Palestinians from Gaza over one year, followed by the remaining two million residents over six years. The US ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, denied that there is an Israeli plan to forcibly expel Palestinians from Gaza.
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A series of news articles have reported on the ongoing crisis in Gaza, where Israeli airstrikes and rubble-clearing operations are erasing evidence of war crimes. In 2023, Israel launched a genocidal war against Palestinians in Gaza, which has resulted in at least 73,651 Palestinian deaths and 174,592 injuries since October 2023.

In recent weeks, mass recovery operations have retrieved over 100 bodies from the Abu Shariah and Hassaniya families killed in a single strike, and more than 500 from the al-Taj Tower site. The victims' remains were carried by family members to be buried in known cemeteries, a process that has been delayed due to a shortage of heavy machinery.

The Israeli government's actions have been criticized by Francesca Albanese, the UN special rapporteur on the Palestinian territories, who warned that large-scale rubble removal in Gaza under Israeli control risks erasing traces of atrocity crimes and preventing the recovery and identification of human remains. The Italian-born independent expert has faced harsh criticism from Israel and its allies over her long-standing accusations that Israel is committing genocide and other war crimes against Palestinians in Gaza.

Meanwhile, former IDF reserve colonel Nochi Mendel has made inflammatory comments about the killings of aid workers, including Zomi Frankcom and six colleagues who were killed in 2024 while bringing food to Gaza. The Greens have criticized the Albanese government for its failure to halt military exports and impose new sanctions on Israel.

Itamar Ben-Gvir, the leader of Israel's far-right Jewish Power party, has also made headlines with his recent comments, including a video showing Palestinian prisoners being loaded onto a conveyor belt and taken to detention camps. The caption "we promised – we delivered!" suggests that Ben-Gvir is proud of worsening conditions for Palestinian prisoners.

The crisis in Gaza continues to be met with silence from the international community.

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“Article B mentions a specific date (Sept 2) when the Israeli Defense Minister's statement was made, which is not present in Article A”
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“Article A refers to Israel's plans to remove Palestinians from Gaza, while Article B mentions Netanyahu's order to evacuate settlements in the West Bank, indicating two different events and locations.”
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⚖️ Leans strongly left Hedges 4 of 55 claims Outlet record 70/100
“Article A describes plans to remove Palestinians from Gaza, while Article B does not mention this plan at all and focuses on a different issue related to Israel's pro-Israel movement”
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“Such measures directly challenge international efforts to achieve peace, particularly President Donald Trump’s comprehensive plan to end the conflict in Gaza, which includes a firm rejection of forced displacement,” they added, referring to a US-backed, October 2025 peace plan for Gaza.
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Muslim nations say Israel’s Gaza expulsion plans threaten Trump peace Riyadh – asserted
plans → say → peace
Eight Islamic and Arab countries on Sept 6 condemned Israeli plans for the removal of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, saying the designs, voiced by ministers, jeopardise a US-backed peace in the territory. asserted
designs → condemn → territory
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Sept 2 that the government had plans to remove Palestinians from Gaza but was waiting for US approval on where to displace the territory’s population. asserted
government → say → population
A day later, Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir said the plan aimed to remove 250,000 Palestinians from Gaza in the first year, followed by the rest of the roughly two million residents over the following six years. asserted
plan → say → years
The foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Pakistan, Indonesia and Turkey said they condemned in “the strongest terms” the “plans and mechanisms they proposed aimed at forcibly expelling Palestinians from their land”. asserted
they → say → land
“Such measures directly challenge international efforts to achieve peace, particularly President Donald Trump’s comprehensive plan to end the conflict in Gaza, which includes a firm rejection of forced displacement,” they added, referring to a US-backed, October 2025 peace plan for Gaza. asserted
they → challenge → Gaza
On Sept 5, the US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, a staunch supporter of Israel and Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank, denied there was an Israeli plan to force Palestinians out of Gaza. asserted
ambassador → occupy → Gaza
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