The claim that Israel announced a plan to begin an 'ethnic cleansing' of a city it has already destroyed is unsupported by any official government statement or credible reporting. While international discourse and various observers frequently debate and apply the term 'ethnic cleansing' to specific Israeli policies in the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Gaza, there is no record of an official Israeli announcement as described in the claim. Recent geopolitical tensions have centered on U.K. Sanctions against Israeli settlements in the West Bank and accusations from international bodies regarding settler activities, but these are distinct from an Israeli government announcement of a plan to 'begin' ethnic cleansing.
theguardian.comtheguardian.comUK accuses Israeli ‘terrorists’ of ethnic cleansing in West Bank with government...
npr.orgnpr.orgU.K. accuses Israeli settlers of 'ethnic cleansing' in West Bank and bans their...+2 more
Discussions surrounding the term 'ethnic cleansing' in this context are often characterized by significant disagreement. Human rights organizations and some international officials have alleged that specific Israeli policies, such as displacement in the West Bank or East Jerusalem, amount to ethnic cleansing.npr.orgnpr.orgIsrael's trying to expel a whole Palestinian district in East Jerusalem,...
amnesty.orgamnesty.orgIsrael’s ethnic cleansing of West Bank Bedouin and herding communities Conversely, these accusations are robustly contested by other groups and by the Israeli government, which maintains its actions are military or security-focused. Furthermore, while the term has appeared in media headlines and opinion pieces regarding various aspects of the conflict, no verified report exists of an official state announcement confirming a policy of 'ethnic cleansing' of a city that has been 'physically destroyed'.+4 more
