GAZA, (PIC)
The Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor has condemned recent statements by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in which he declared that “Israel will continue destroying homes in Gaza until Palestinians are left without shelter, with no option but to leave—if only countries could be found to take them in.”
In a statement issued on Sunday, the Geneva-based group said this is yet another official admission from the highest political authority in Israel of a deliberate plan to uproot an entire population by systematically destroying the foundations of their survival.
Euro-Med stressed that Netanyahu’s words undermine any legal, political, or moral claim that Israel’s attacks are targeting ‘Hamas’ or ‘militants’—instead, the stated objective is the displacement of Palestinian civilians themselves.
The Euro-Med described the remarks as a modern version of ethnic cleansing unfolding in plain sight. The choice presented to Palestinians is stark: be killed or be forcibly removed. Even more alarming, the obstacle Netanyahu identifies is not international law but logistical challenges in finding countries willing to accept the displaced.
The rights group outlined what it called a clear roadmap of the crime in progress: “Demolish homes, choke the crossings, terrorize and starve the population—then impose exile as the only path forward.”
This is not security, the Euro-Med said, but a fully fledged act of forced displacement, executed as a tool within a broader crime of genocide that has continued for the past 19 months.
Euro-Med further called for a clear path to justice, which must include economic sanctions, a comprehensive arms embargo, international prosecution of responsible officials, safe return of displaced Palestinians, and full reconstruction and compensation for victims in Gaza.
Anything short of these steps, the organization warned, would amount to a green light for another catastrophe.
Since 7 October 2023, with full US backing, the Israeli army has carried out a genocide in Gaza, resulting in over 171,000 Palestinians killed or injured, the majority of them women and children, and more than 14,000 still missing.
