Mossad chief reportedly asked Witkoff for US help to move out Gazans, possibly to Ethiopia, Libya, Indonesia
Posted: 19 Jul 2025, 07:15
Mossad chief reportedly asked Witkoff for US help to move out Gazans, possibly to Ethiopia, Libya, Indonesia
By REUTERS and TOI STAFF
18 Jul 2025, 8:19 pm
Mossad chief David Barnea in Tel Aviv, on February 25, 2025. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
WASHINGTON — Mossad spy agency head David Barnea visited Washington this week as Israel seeks the Trump administration’s help in moving Palestinians out of Gaza, Axios reports, citing two sources with knowledge of the matter.
The two sources say Barnea told US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff that Ethiopia, Indonesia, and Libya have shown willingness to take Palestinian refugees from Gaza, and that Washington should offer “incentives” to those countries to agree to the relocation.
However, Witkoff was non-committal on the issue, a source says…
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ ... t-of-gaza/
By REUTERS and TOI STAFF
18 Jul 2025, 8:19 pm
Mossad chief David Barnea in Tel Aviv, on February 25, 2025. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)WASHINGTON — Mossad spy agency head David Barnea visited Washington this week as Israel seeks the Trump administration’s help in moving Palestinians out of Gaza, Axios reports, citing two sources with knowledge of the matter.
The two sources say Barnea told US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff that Ethiopia, Indonesia, and Libya have shown willingness to take Palestinian refugees from Gaza, and that Washington should offer “incentives” to those countries to agree to the relocation.
However, Witkoff was non-committal on the issue, a source says…
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ ... t-of-gaza/