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Gaza is and will remain a Palestinian land: US State Dept

Gaza is and will remain a Palestinian land: US State Dept

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Jan 03, 2024

WASHINGTON: The US State Department has issued a statement rejecting the “inflammatory and irresponsible statements from Israeli Ministers Smotrich and Ben-Gvir.

“There should be no mass displacement of Palestinians from Gaza” Matthew Miller said in a statement issued on Tuesday.

The United States rejects the inflammatory and irresponsible statements from Israeli Ministers Smotrich and Ben Gvir. There should be no mass displacement of Palestinians from Gaza.
— Matthew Miller (@StateDeptSpox) January 2, 2024

“We have been clear, consistent, and unequivocal that Gaza is Palestinian land and will remain Palestinian land, with Hamas no longer in control of its future and with no terror groups able to threaten Israel,” Miller said.

“That is the future we seek, in the interests of Israelis and Palestinians, the surrounding region, and the world,” Miller added.

Israel’s Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, over the weekend, said Israelis would “make the desert bloom” if only 100,000 Palestinians lived in Gaza. The current population of Gaza is 2.3 million.