Ocupied Palestine (Quds News Network)- Eight far-right Israeli lawmakers have called on Defense Minister Israel Katz to order the destruction of all sources of water, food, and energy in northern Gaza, as well as the killing of anyone “without a white flag.”
The members of the Israeli Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee called on the defense minister to order the destruction of all sources of water, food and energy in northern Gaza.
According to Israeli newspaper Haaretz, the eight coalition members said the Israeli military’s strategy was ineffective in defeating Hamas, demanding the army purge northern Gaza of residents by use of sieges and infrastructure destruction.
Their proposals include treating any man, woman and child remaining in the area without a white flag as a legitimate target to be killed. The lawmakers include figures from the ruling Likud party and its coalition allies Religious Zionism, Jewish Power and Shas.
They accused the military of not carrying out the forced expulsion of Palestinians “properly” from the besieged northern Gaza.
The lawmakers insisted that the Israeli army should impose a total blockade, destroy essential infrastructure and carry out what they described as a “complete cleansing” of the region.
They also suggested that such draconian tactics be applied across other parts of Gaza. “This must be done not only in the northern Gaza Strip, but also in every other region,” the letter said.
The group lambasted Israeli army officials for not providing clear explanations during committee sessions as to why such measures had not yet been adopted or what the army’s strategy entails.
The Israeli lawmakers’ demands simply echo the “Generals’ Plan”, which was conceived by retired Major-General Giora Eiland and aims to empty northern Gaza of its 400,000 residents to make way for a “closed military zone”.
The plan, which was launched in an Israeli TV campaign in September, called for the ethnic cleansing of northern Gaza, warning that those that remain will face starvation. Israel has implemented the plan despite condemnations from human rights organisations.
Northern Gaza has been under military siege and relentless assault since October 5. The health system has completely collapsed, residents are being forced to flee south and west under horrific conditions, and those who remain are being massacred and starved.
