The Ministry of Foreign Affairs urged the international community to pressure the Israeli occupying power to comply with the will for peace.

Qatar has denounced Israel’s plans to establish a governmental agency to oversee the “voluntary departure” of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, raising concerns about the increased risk of forced displacement as Israel intensifies its assault on the territory.

“The State of Qatar strongly condemned the Israeli occupation’s declaration of establishing an agency to displace Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, and endorsing the dismantlement of 13 unlawful settlement outposts in the West Bank, as a prelude to their legalisation as colonial settlements,” Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said in a statement.

A said the agency was in the process of being created after the Israeli security cabinet gave the green light to Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz’s proposal.

According to a spokesperson for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the agency will be responsible for “preparing the voluntary departure of residents of the Gaza Strip to third countries in a safe and controlled manner”.

Those who leave “voluntarily” would be allowed to do so “in compliance with Israeli and international law and in line with U.S. President Donald Trump’s vision,” the spokesperson said.

Trump had previously revealed plans to take over the Gaza Strip and forcibly displace Palestinians to neighbouring countries such as Jordan and Egypt, a proposal which leaders of both nations have continuously rejected.

Qatar underscored that displacing the Palestinians “in any form constitutes a flagrant violation of international law, while expanding the settlements represents an underestimation of international legitimacy resolutions, especially UN Security Council Resolution 2334”.

“It is imperative for the international community to stand in strong solidarity to compel the occupying power to comply with the will for peace and to immediately end the brutal war on the Gaza Strip,” MoFA added.

Israel’s genocide resumes

Israel broke the ceasefire agreement on March 18 after repeatedly refusing to engage in talks for the second phase of the three-tiered agreement with Palestinians group Hamas.

Hundreds of Palestinians have been killed by Israeli attacks on the besieged enclave since last week, many of them women and children.

Each phase of the truce, which was brokered by Qatar, Egypt and the U.S. and took effect on January 19, was meant to last for 42 days.

In blatant violation of the agreement, Israel said it resumed its attacks on the Gaza Strip because it wants the release of the remaining Israeli captives held by Hamas.

On Sunday, Gaza’s Ministry of Health said at least 50,021 Palestinians have been killed and 113,274 wounded since Israel began it’s war on October 7, 2023 following Hamas’ Al Aqsa Flood operation.

According to Gaza’s Government Media Office, over 61,700 Palestinians were killed, although figures are expected to be higher due to those still stuck underneath the rubble of the flattened territory.

Israel has also restarted its ground operations last week, re-occupying part of the Netzarim Corridor, a buffer zone that splits the north and south of the Strip.

Israel had already breached the ceasefire by launching multiple attacks on the Gaza Strip and starving its 2.1 million population through blocking the entry of much needed humanitarian aid.