Canadian politicians are pushing back on the idea of clearing Palestinians out of the Gaza Strip as an Israeli minister suggests some of them could be sent to Canada.

91裸聊视频淲e support Palestinians91裸聊视频� right to self-determination, including from being forcibly displaced from Gaza,91裸聊视频� Foreign Affairs Minister M茅lanie Joly wrote on the online platform X on Wednesday.

The previous day, U.S. President Donald Trump stunned leaders across the Middle East and beyond when he suggested that the territory be cleared out and made into a U.S.-owned resort destination.

Human Rights Watch and similar groups say Trump91裸聊视频檚 plan would amount to ethnic cleansing.

While White House aides and various analysts have suggested other ideas for American involvement, Trump doubled down on his proposal Thursday, saying 91裸聊视频渢he Gaza Strip would be turned over to the United States by Israel at the conclusion of fighting,91裸聊视频� by which point Palestinians 91裸聊视频渨ould have already been resettled.91裸聊视频�

Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz wrote Thursday on X that he91裸聊视频檇 instructed Israeli91裸聊视频檚 military to draft a plan to evacuate 91裸聊视频渁ny resident of Gaza who wishes to leave91裸聊视频� to be resettled to willing countries abroad.

91裸聊视频淐ountries like Canada, which has a structured immigration program, have previously expressed willingness to take in residents from Gaza,91裸聊视频� he wrote.

Ottawa91裸聊视频檚 only resettlement program for Gazans is limited to people with relatives in Canada, and only a small portion of the applications 91裸聊视频� currently capped at 5,000 91裸聊视频� have resulted in Palestinians actually making it to Canada.

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada did not immediately respond when asked for the latest figures on Palestinian resettlement. In its last public disclosure release, issued in late May 2024, it said just 41 people had arrived as of May 20. CBC News reported last month that just 616 people had arrived under the temporary program.

Before Katz made his comments, Joly said Canada is still calling for a two-state solution 91裸聊视频� the creation of a Palestinian state that would exist in peace alongside Israel.

91裸聊视频淐anada91裸聊视频檚 long-standing position on Gaza has not changed,91裸聊视频� she wrote Wednesday on the platform X.

International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen, Justice Minister Arif Virani and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh were among a dozen MPs who also pushed back on Trump91裸聊视频檚 idea.

Hussen, Virani and seven other Liberal MPs released a statement calling Trump91裸聊视频檚 idea 91裸聊视频減reposterous and a complete violation of international law91裸聊视频� and saying that 91裸聊视频渋t amounts to ethnic cleansing.91裸聊视频�

Singh said that Trump91裸聊视频檚 comments 91裸聊视频渄estabilize91裸聊视频� the Middle East and threaten the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. 91裸聊视频淭rump91裸聊视频檚 threats are utter madness. They violate every international law,91裸聊视频� he wrote in a post on X.

The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs deferred comment to the Israeli embassy in Ottawa, which did not provide an immediate response.

The Gaza Strip was established as a Palestinian territory after Palestinians were displaced across the region during the creation of the State of Israel.

Jordan, Lebanon and Egypt already host millions of Palestinian refugees and say it would be inappropriate to remove more Palestinians from their homeland.

Israel rejects the United Nations91裸聊视频� designation of Palestinians as refugees, saying this creates an illegitimate idea of them returning to land that is now Israel. Israeli officials also have argued that the Jewish people have ancestral ties to the land.

Mona Abuamara, the Palestinian ambassador in Ottawa, said that Israeli 91裸聊视频渢errorist settlers91裸聊视频� in occupied Palestinian territories are the ones who should be moved to other countries. She said another alternative is to have Palestinians take back land that is now Israel.

91裸聊视频淚f you don91裸聊视频檛 want to move forward, we can happily go back,91裸聊视频� she wrote on X.

In late 2023, amid reports that the Israeli government was looking to send Palestinians to countries like Canada, Immigration Minister Marc Miller dismissed talk of a 91裸聊视频渟o-called 91裸聊视频榲oluntary transfer91裸聊视频� of Gazans out of Gaza91裸聊视频� to Canada.