Netanyah: We will not allow the displaced to return to Northern Gaza without the war ends

Israel will not allow the displaced residents of northern Gaza to return until the war is under way, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday.

He said the decision is consistent with international law.

“You take civilians out of a war zone and don't bring them back when it's still dangerous”, the Israeli prime minister said.

Almost 90% of Palestinians in Gaza have been forcibly displaced because of Israel's war against Hamas, according to the main United Nations agency working in the Strip.

Palestinian leaders have vowed not to allow the war to permanently remove Gaza residents from their homes in the territory, as regional leaders have warned that the conflict could have that result.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken made it clear to the Israeli government during a recent visit that it should allow Palestinians to return home “or allow conditions”.

Blinken said that at a press conference this week, CNN reports