Investigation reveals Israeli organization's involvement in displacing Palestinians from Gaza to South Africa

An extensive journalistic investigation has uncovered suspicious activities led by an Israeli organization called 'Ad Kan,' aimed at transferring hundreds of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to countries outside the Middle East. Sources reported that the organization arranged secret flights, one of which landed in South Africa last November, carrying about 150 residents of the Strip who are suffering from the ongoing war.

Documents and financial data relied upon by the investigation showed that the organization deliberately used an intermediary company called 'Al-Majd' to carry out these operations, with the aim of concealing any direct link between Israeli authorities or right-wing organizations and these flights. This network relied on the cooperation of multiple parties, including Israelis and Palestinians, to facilitate the departure of families through strict inspection procedures before boarding the planes.

For their part, Palestinians who left the Strip via these flights confirmed that they were unaware of the true party behind arranging their travel, noting that their sole motive was to escape hunger and destruction. Travelers explained that the catastrophic humanitarian conditions left by the Israeli aggression for more than two years made staying in Gaza impossible, pushing them to seek any exit, regardless of its destination.

In contrast, these movements raised suspicions among authorities in South Africa, where Foreign Minister Ronald Lamola stated that these flights might fall under ethnic cleansing schemes for Palestinians from their lands. The government there announced the opening of official investigations to determine the circumstances of these groups' arrival, affirming its rejection of its territory being part of forced displacement projects targeting the Palestinian cause.

The investigation indicated that Gilad Ach, the founder of the 'Ad Kan' organization, is one of the most prominent supporters of proposals to resettle Palestinians in foreign countries, ideas that intersect with previous right-wing political proposals. Despite Ach's claim that these flights are purely humanitarian in nature to help those wishing to leave, the timing and mechanism used raise major questions about the political objectives behind these initiatives.

Financial details of the operation included the payment of large sums, with the cost of the trip per person amounting to about two thousand dollars, while the investigation revealed a contract with an American-Israeli businessman named Moti Kahana to arrange evacuation operations for sums up to 750 thousand dollars. These figures reflect the scale of financial investment in population transfer operations and directing them towards distant destinations such as the African continent.

Following these developments, the South African government decided to cancel the visa exemption granted to Palestinians, justifying it by the existence of 'deliberate misuse' by parties seeking to implement displacement agendas. Authorities stressed that the protection of refugees should not be a cover for emptying Palestinian land of its original inhabitants under the pressure of need and difficult living conditions.

The scene in Gaza remains a primary driver of these forced migrations, where citizens find themselves between the hammer of bombing and siege and the anvil of suspicious offers to leave. Although some confirmed that their goal was only to save their families, the discovered facts place these trips in a political context that serves the occupation's strategies aimed at changing the demographic reality in the occupied territories.

These trips may be part of an agenda to cleanse Palestinians from Gaza and the West Bank.