Israel creates directorate to oversee ethnic cleansing of Gaza by Andre Damon https://countercurrents.org/2025/02/israel-creates-directorate-to-oversee-ethnic-cleansing-of-gaza/ On Monday, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz ordered the creation of a directorate in the Defense Ministry tasked with overseeing the implementation of the plan announced by US President Donald Trump to ethnically cleanse Gaza. Katz’s office held an assessment Monday on Trump’s proposal, which resolved to form the directorate, the Times of Israel reported. “The plan includes extensive assistance that will allow any Gaza resident who wants to emigrate to a third state to receive support, including special departure arrangements through sea, air, and land,” the Defense Ministry stated.