Israel orders army to plan to let Palestinians leave Gaza

People transport their belongings as they drive through the Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip toward the northern part of the occupied Palestinian territory on Feb. 7, 2025. A tent camp for displaced Palestinians is set up next to destroyed buildings following the Israeli air and ground offensive in Jabaliya, Gaza Strip, Feb. 6, 2025. Palestinians walk amid the destruction caused by the Israeli air and ground offensive in Jabaliya, Gaza Strip, Feb. 6, 2025.

Israel’s defense minister has ordered the Israel Defense Forces to devise a plan for Palestinians to leave the Gaza Strip, following U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposal for how the devastated territory would be administered.