Itamar Ben Gvir says 'return to Gaza now' at rally calling for re-settlement of enclave

Far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir has called for a "return to Gaza now" at a rally in southern Israel advocating the re-settlement of the Gaza Strip and the expulsion of Palestinian residents.

Speaking at the rally in the southern town of Sderot on Israel's independence day, attended by thousands of Israelis, the minister said that the reconstruction of settlements in Gaza was the only solution to the current conflict.

"What you are doing here is the real solution. We can sit in the cabinet and press for action in Rafah, not compromise on ending the war, demand that targeted countermeasures be taken, but in order to end the problem, so that the problem does not return, we need two things that must be done: one - return to Gaza Now!" he told the crowd.

"Returning to our holy land. To encourage the residents to leave! This is the truth! This is the only way."