Israel Approves Directorate to Aid Gazans Relocating to Third Countries; West Bank Neighborhoods Separated into Settlements

Israel's Security Cabinet has approved the establishment of a new directorate aimed at assisting Palestinians in Gaza who wish to relocate to third countries. This initiative is part of a broader emigration plan advanced by Defense Minister Israel Katz, in coordination with the United States. The government confirmed the creation of the Voluntary Emigration Bureau, which Katz stated would facilitate the "safe and supervised" departure of Gazans in accordance with Israeli and international law. Last Wednesday, 70 Gazans with foreign citizenship or family ties abroad departed from southern Israel's Ramon Airport on a Romanian military plane bound for Europe. Israeli authorities assisted in the evacuation as part of their emigration policy. During the same cabinet session, ministers approved the formal separation of 13 West Bank neighborhoods into independent settlements.