Idea of a humanitarian camp is totally unbearable and unpractical: Former Israeli PM

Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, in an interview with the Guardian newspaper on July 13, is reported to have described Israeli plans for a so-called ‘humanitarian city’ in Gaza as a concentration camp. Olmert, the former Israeli prime minister from 2006-09, has clarified his comments on the planned forced displacement of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians into a small zone in southern Gaza. “I said some will try to interpret it [as a concentration camp]. It’s bad, it shouldn’t be done. But it’s not a concentration camp, and it’s not a genocide. It’s just stupid, reckless, irresponsible and something that may amount to a crime, which should be prevented,” Olmert told Al Jazeera. “And I hope my voice and the voices of many Israelis will succeed to stop it. The idea of a ‘humanitarian camp’ is totally unbearable and impractical. It won’t help to provide the humanitarian needs of the population,” he added. “The idea that you can deport 600,000 people from where they’re supposed to live in the north part of Gaza into the south and then keep them segregated in an area that will be walled and they won’t have a chance to move around is just totally unacceptable.” Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Palestine #Gaza #Israel #BenjaminNetanyahu #IsraelGazaWar #GazaWar #YairLapid #EhudOlmert #GazaEvacuations #IsraelWarCrimesInGaza #GazaGenocide #GazaHumanitarianCity #aljazeeraenglish