Options for a policy regarding Gaza's civilian population

[4][6] The paper offers three alternatives[5][6][7] "to effect a significant change in the civilian reality in the Gaza Strip in light of the Hamas crimes that led to the Sword of Iron war.

[4] The third alternative, Option C,[3] proposes transferring Gaza Strip's 2.3 million residents to Egypt's Sinai peninsula.

A security zone several kilometers wide between Israel and Egypt would block displaced Palestinians from returning.

"[6] The paper suggests Egypt, Turkey, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, or the United Arab Emirates could support the plan financially,[4] or by taking in Palestinian refugees as citizens.

[6][7] It was published in full for the first time by Local Call (Sicha Mekomit, Hebrew language edition of +972 Magazine) on October 28, 2023.

[8] Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu downplayed the report, calling it a hypothetical "concept paper".