Amnesty International Australia is outraged by the Israeli government’s recent plans to annex territory and forcibly displace Palestinians in the unlawfully occupied Gaza Strip.
This proposal comes amid Israel’s tightened blockage of humanitarian aid—flagrant violations of international law that are accelerating a calculated human catastrophe. No aid has entered Gaza since 1 March 2025 after Israel unilaterally shattered the ceasefire deal.
Israel’s chilling plan to expel thousands of Palestinians and confine them to six encampments marks a horrifying escalation in its genocidal campaign. Family members would be forced to walk kilometres for food packages, subjected to invasive surveillance measures such as facial recognition—practices that are not typical in standard aid distribution.
These deliberate acts amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity, specifically the unlawful transfer of civilians, forming part of Israel’s systematic attack against the civilian population.
The waves of forced displacement since October 2023 expose Israel’s calculated strategy to create conditions of life designed to destroy Palestinians in Gaza. With nearly 70% of Gaza now under ‘evacuation orders’ or declared ‘no go zones’, Israel’s latest actions lay bare a terrifying agenda: permanent land seizure, entrenched military control, and the systematic, indefinite displacement of the Palestinian people.
Mohamed Duar, Amnesty International Australia’s Occupied Palestinian Territory Spokesperson says:
“We declare in the strongest terms that Israel’s plan to ‘capture Gaza’ marks a horrific acceleration in its genocidal campaign.”
Mohamed Duar, Amnesty International Australia’s Occupied Palestinian Territory Spokesperson
“We declare in the strongest terms that Israel’s plan to ‘capture Gaza’ marks a horrific acceleration in its genocidal campaign. With 1.9 million Palestinian lives at stake, civilians are being forced to choose between displacement or starvation. This is a blatant admission of war crimes and a calculated pursuit of ethnic cleansing, cementing Israel’s unlawful occupation, threatening the very existence of Palestinians in Gaza who have already endured 19 months genocide.
“Israel’s weaponisation of humanitarian aid has drastically intensified. Its plan to control and militarise humanitarian aid undermines the impartial delivery of life-saving assistance which has been unanimously condemned by UN agencies and humanitarian organisations for violating humanitarian law. For over three months, Israel’s total siege has blocked the entry of food, water, medical supplies and fuel, amounting to unlawful collective punishment. Israel, as the occupying power, has a critical obligation to ensure the unhindered delivery of aid to civilians, and its failure to do so reveals its criminal responsibility under international law.
“For over three months, Israel’s total siege has blocked the entry of food, water, medical supplies and fuel, amounting to unlawful collective punishment.”
Mohamed Duar
“Despite UN warnings of a deepening humanitarian catastrophe, Israel continues to obstruct aid as a political strategy, directly causing the deaths of Palestinian civilians. Israel has systematically dismantled aid systems, placing aid distribution under military control, after criminalising UNRWA and stripping Palestinians of their crucial lifeline. Today, the UNRWA Gaza Field Office stands empty.
“The World Food Programme has enough aid to feed one million people for four months, yet Palestinians are being starved into submission. This is no logistical failure, it is a deliberate and calculated weaponisation of starvation, exposing Israel’s genocidal intent.
Amnesty International Australia vehemently rejects Israel’s proposal of forced displacement
Any attempt to weaponise humanitarian aid, coerce displacement, or create discriminatory aid zones is a gross violation of international law and must be instantly halted. We demand the re-elected Labor Government, and the international community immediately act to restore the full, unhindered delivery of humanitarian aid and essential supplies, and urgently push for a permanent ceasefire.
“Palestinians are descendants of those who survived the 1948 Nakba, having already endured decades of displacement and dispossession at Israel’s hands, while being denied their right of return. Israel’s latest plans risk continuing these historic injustices.
“We must move from mere words to concrete actions. The international community must unequivocally intervene these dangerous plans and pressure Israel to adhere to its obligations under international law.”
Mohamed Duar
“We must move from mere words to concrete actions. The international community must unequivocally intervene these dangerous plans and pressure Israel to adhere to its obligations under international law. States must act now to end the violence and prevent the annihilation of the Palestinian population in Gaza.
“Israel must immediately stop its genocide in Gaza, end its unlawful occupation of Palestinian territory in line with the International Court of Justice’s advisory opinion of July 2024, and dismantle its system of apartheid against Palestinians.”
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