In a recent op-ed published in the Wall Street Journal, Knesset members Danny Danon and Ram Ben Barak, who are members of the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, put forth a compelling proposal regarding the Gaza Strip. Their initiative calls for the development of a comprehensive plan that would facilitate the relocation of a substantial number of voluntary refugees from the Gaza Strip to countries willing to accept them.

Hamas has turned Gaza into the largest terrorist base in the world, and the residents of the Gaza Strip have become  hostages, Danon and Ben Barak claimed. They see the people of Gaza as victims and hostages of a dire situation, where Hamas has been using civilian infrastructure, such as schools, UNRWA facilities, hospitals, mosques, kindergartens, and cemeteries, as launch sites for rocket attacks on Israel and as bases for establishing terrorist networks.

Israel's internal security agency announced that they will eliminate all participants of the October 7 massacre.

The "photojournalists" who took part in recording the assault will be added to that list.

— Danny Danon 🇮🇱 דני דנון (@dannydanon) November 9, 2023

Furthermore, they highlight a troubling aspect of this situation: Hamas's misappropriation of international humanitarian aid meant for the civilian population in Gaza. "The terrorist operatives of Hamas rob international humanitarian aid from the UN and international organizations such as food, medical equipment, and fuel that are supposed to be used by the civilian population in Gaza," they stated. This occurs while they carry out their operations from fortified bunkers and underground hideouts.

The Knesset members take issue with the recent UN General Assembly resolution that called for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza. "As the war continues, however, U.N. resolutions are doing nothing tangible to help Gaza’s residents. It is imperative that the international community explore potential solutions to help civilians caught in the crisis."

Danon and Ben Barak propose a structured mechanism for the relocation of Gazan refugees with the cooperation of multiple countries. "This can be done through a structured mechanism, with inter-state coordination aimed at providing an international response to the residents of Gaza," they suggest. They propose that the international community should provide substantial economic assistance to facilitate the resettlement of Gazan families in their host countries. "International organizations can play a central role in the transfer of Gazans who are interested in it to the countries that agree to receive them,” they added.

It is raining, Gaza pic.twitter.com/2n1DAHtWR7

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The authors believe that even a relatively modest initial resettlement of 10,000 Gazans per receiving country could have a profound positive impact on the suffering population in Gaza. "Global organizations with experience settling refugees should facilitate the relocation of Gaza residents who wish to move to countries willing to accept them. We simply need a handful of the world’s nations to share the responsibility of hosting Gazan residents. Even if countries took in as few as 10,000 people each, it would help alleviate the crisis."