Israel’s defense minister said he told the military to advance plans for what he called a “humanitarian city” built on the ruins of Rafah in southern Gaza, according to reports in Israeli media.

Critics expressed alarm Tuesday after Israel's defence minister said he plans to move all Palestinians in Gaza into a camp at the southern tip of the war-battered enclave, according to Israeli media,

Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz has unveiled a plan to relocate all Palestinians in Gaza to a tightly controlled camp built on the ruins of Rafah, that could amount to crimes against humanity.