"Though Israeli and U.S. officials say euphemistically that they are seeking to "relocate" Palestinians from the region, what Israel is really carrying out is a systematic campaign for forced displacement, they said. "We found that the Netanyahu government has used a two-pronged approach to pursue its current strategy to displace Palestinians from Gaza - the systematic destruction of civilian infrastructure and the use of food and humanitarian assistance as a weapon of war. The goal is, in effect, to ethnically cleanse Gaza of its Palestinian population," they wrote."
"During their trip, Van Hollen and Merkley visited Israel, where they met with families of Israeli captives along with leaders like President Isaac Herzog, U.S. ambassador Mike Huckabee, and World Food Programme Executive Director Cindy McCain. They were supposed to join an aid airdrop mission over Gaza by the Jordanian air force, but Israel denied clearance."
Senators Chris Van Hollen and Jeff Merkley concluded that Israel is conducting collective punishment and forced displacement of Palestinians in Gaza. Israeli and U.S. officials' claims of "relocation" were described as euphemistic, while the situation was characterized as a systematic campaign for forced displacement. The report identifies a two-pronged strategy: deliberate destruction of civilian infrastructure and the use of food and humanitarian assistance as a weapon of war. The senators visited Israel and the occupied West Bank, met Israeli captive families, Palestinian victims of settler violence, and leaders, and attempted an aid airdrop that Israel denied clearance for.
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