Gaza people 'will not stay here': Extremist IOF settlement group head

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Israeli media
21 Oct 2024 19:10
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Daniella Weiss, the leader of the Israeli far-right Nachala organization, claims that the people of Gaza have "lost their right" to be there.

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Israeli right-wing settlers attend a gathering near the border with Gaza on October 21, 2024, calling to establish a new settlement in the Gaza Strip. (AFP)

Gaza’s population must leave the territory, Daniella Weiss, the leader of the Israeli far-right Nachala organization, stressed on Monday, claiming that Palestinians in the besieged Strip have "lost their right" to reside there following the October 7 events, The Times of Israel reported.

Weiss, who heads the organized that arranged the so-called "Resettle Gaza" conference near the Gaza Strip's border, said that "October 7 changed history" and therefore, the people of Gaza "lost their right to be here, they will not stay here, they will go to different countries, we will convince the world."

At an event calling for the reoccupation of Gaza, attended by Israeli Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, she confirmed that the conference's aim is to "settle the entire Gaza Strip, from north to south, not just part of it."

Weiss, a long-time advocate for Israeli settlement construction in the occupied West Bank and Gaza, also confirmed that Nachala has already organized six "settlement groups" made up of 700 families "ready right now" to establish new settlements in the Gaza Strip.

"Soon these families will be able to enjoy the Gaza coast," she added.

Weiss mentioned that Nachala had already secured a deal worth "millions of dollars" to establish temporary housing units near the Gaza border. She said that these units are intended to eventually be moved into the Gaza Strip.

Settlers who moved to Gaza would "witness how Jews go to Gaza and Arabs disappear from Gaza," Weiss indicated.

The conference has also garnered support from the Religious Zionism and Otzma Yehudit coalition parties, with a sizable delegation of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party members, including Minister May Golan, scheduled to attend the event, according to The Times of Israel.

In December last year, Israeli Minister Amichai Chikli did not rule out the possibility of establishing Israeli settlements in the Gaza Strip, particularly in areas deemed sensible, according to Israeli media.

Chikli, a member of Netanyahu's Likud party, told Ynet that he doesn’t rule out Israeli settlements being established in Gaza "in certain parts where it makes sense."

This comes as the Israeli occupation forces continue to empty the Strip from its civilian population and raze civilian infrastructure, leaving it uninhabitable and lacking the basic necessities of life.