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Israeli president says no plans to expel Palestinians from Gaza after ministers' comments cause uproar

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Israeli President Isaac Herzog says calls by two Israeli ministers to relocate Palestinians out of Gaza do not represent the Israeli position.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog confirmed Sunday that Israel has no plans to expel Palestinians from Gaza, days after members of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government suggested that Palestinians should resettle elsewhere.
Herzog made the comments during a Sunday morning appearance on NBC’s « Meet the Press » with host Kristen Welker. Far-right Israeli ministers Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir have both suggested in recent days that Israel should encourage a large portion of Palestinians to relocate out of Gaza.

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