Gazans fear Israel is enacting Trump’s ‘Riviera’ plan
Benjamin Netanyahu has embraced the US President’s idea to expel the Palestinian population and rebuild the Gaza as Israel’s own Mediterranean tourist strip.
Palestinians walk in the rubble after an Israeli army airstrike in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza. AP
When Mahmoud Ghazali recently discussed the prospect of leaving Gaza with his six children, they were “excited” at the idea of finally escaping the relentless war – though his youngest, eight-year-old Nabil, “stunned everyone” by doubting whether they would be alive long enough to get out.
“We are all in despair,” said Ghazali, who had returned to his home in Gaza City during the shortlived ceasefire that Israel broke last month. “I hope we never reach the point when we have to choose between our homeland and our safety.”
