The Fourth Geneva Convention specifically prohibits the forcible relocation of occupied populations, according to the Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor.
US President Donald Trump’s plan to relocate Palestinians from Gaza to Jordan and Egypt has drawn “deep concern” from the Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor, which has called for a regional and international response opposing it.
On Saturday, Trump referred to Gaza as a “demolition site,” saying that “we (should) just clean out” the Palestinian enclave and relocate Palestinians to Jordan and Egypt.
Following Israel’s egregious breach of international law by perpetrating genocide against the Palestinian people in Gaza, the Geneva-based NGO said these comments are “deeply concerning.”
“The Palestinians, who are already suffering from the devastating effects of Israel’s attempts to annihilate them, should not have to pay a further price for this genocide by being forcibly displaced outside of their homeland,” the statement stated.
It stated that Israel, as the occupying force, is the only one required to “pay reparations to the Palestinians and rebuild Gaza as quickly as possible” and accept moral and legal responsibility for the crimes it has committed in Gaza.
As the Fourth Geneva Convention specifically prohibits the forcible relocation of occupied populations, the group emphasized that any such measures would be a “blatant violation of this agreement.”
“The facilitation of these plans would also violate the Palestinian people’s inalienable right to stay on their land and in their homeland, a right which is protected by international law, and would be crimes against humanity and war crimes,” it stated.
The statement emphasized that a regional and international response to Trump’s plan to deport Gazans is “absolutely necessary,” and it called on the international community to completely respect international law and find solutions that protect Palestinian rights.
In addition to causing extensive damage and a humanitarian crisis that has killed several elderly and children, the Israeli assault has left over 11,000 people missing and is one of the biggest humanitarian disasters in history.
In November of last year, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant were the targets of arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.
Because of its war on the enclave, Israel is also facing a genocide prosecution at the International Court of Justice.
