A pair of Israeli government ministers called for Israel‘s annexation of Gaza and the dispersion of Palestinians who live there amid international doubts that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has a viable strategy.

“We must return to Gaza now! We are coming home to the Holy Land!” Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir said during an Israeli Independence Day rally. “We must encourage emigration. Encourage the voluntary emigration of the residents of Gaza. It is moral!”

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