Israeli minister signals Gaza depopulation as 'only solution' amid U.S. freeze

Israel’s defence minister Israel Katz said depopulating Gaza remains the “only solution,” claiming the Trump-era plan to relocate Palestinians has been frozen by the United States; rights advocates label the idea ethnic cleansing. He suggests the plan could still proceed with U.S. support, while Egypt refuses to take Palestinian refugees and aid and reconstruction in Gaza remain restricted amid ongoing conflict.