Since the Palestinian Nakba in 1948, the Zionist colonial project has relentlessly sought to empty the land of its inhabitants through various policies ranging from direct forced displacement to economic and social pressures that push residents to leave their homes. Today, this policy is renewed with greater violence and bloodshed in Gaza, where observers note that the occupation does not stop at killing and destruction but aims further: breaking the will to resist and opening a path toward mass deportation to Sinai, repeating the tragic events of the Nakba and the Naksa.

Political analysts confirm that this project, exposed by public statements from occupation government ministers and leaked strategic memos, is based on the idea that Gaza cannot be tamed unless it is emptied of its population or at least hundreds of thousands are pushed to flee beyond Palestine’s borders. What complicates the scene further is the Egyptian stance, which appears trapped between national security considerations, international and Israeli pressures, and widespread popular rejection of any plan that would turn Sinai into a geographic alternative for Palestinians.

Human rights advocates see what is happening not merely as internal displacement due to war but as a described crime of ethnic cleansing under international law, as the Fourth Geneva Convention explicitly prohibits the forcible transfer of civilian populations from occupied territories, whether directly or indirectly. In this context, legal expert Dr. Anis Al-Qasem emphasizes that the current occupation policy literally resembles crimes of displacement committed by previous colonial regimes, and that international silence or mere condemnatory statements amount to complicity.

Political analyst Dr. Azmi Bishara considers that all indicators confirm the existence of a calculated Israeli plan to create a “new refugee disaster” more tragic than the Nakba of 1948, but he adds that the steadfastness of the people in Gaza and their insistence on staying in their destroyed homes is a nightmare for the occupation, which bets more on psychological breaking than bullets.

The Egyptian role remains a key knot in this equation, as Cairo knows that any acceptance of displacing Palestinians to Sinai would be a severe blow to Egyptian national security and open the door to dismantling the Palestinian national identity. Yet, it faces enormous American and Israeli pressures, with reports of massive economic offers and promises of financial exemptions in exchange for accepting to accommodate part of Gaza’s population in Sinai areas. Nevertheless, the Egyptian leadership officially rejects this proposal and repeatedly declares that the Palestinian issue can only be resolved on Palestinian land, reflecting a deep awareness of the danger of turning Sinai into an “alternative homeland.” However, ambiguity remains about Cairo’s ability to withstand political and economic blackmail, especially with repeated talk of temporary humanitarian corridors that may become permanent.

Egyptian analyst Emad Gad believes that the Egyptian state fully understands the gravity of this game, as Sinai is not just an empty desert but a highly sensitive strategic area, and any demographic change there will open the gates of hell for Egypt that cannot be closed. Meanwhile, Palestinian researcher Saleh Abdel Jawad points out that the goal of this Israeli policy is not only to empty Gaza but to strike at the core of the Palestinian national project by destroying the organic link between the land and the people, which forms the essence of Palestinian identity.

In the end, the policy of displacement remains the most dangerous challenge facing Palestinians today, not only because it threatens their physical existence but because it aims to uproot their memory and erase their historical identity. As for the Egyptian position, despite its public clarity, it remains a subject of anticipation and waiting, as it alone can break the “alternative homeland” equation dreamed of by the occupation. Amid this scene, the steadfastness of Palestinians on their land and Cairo’s refusal to relinquish Sinai are the two main barriers against the Zionist project, which has never known anything but the logic of force and exclusion. Between the blood of Gaza and the world’s silence, the battle for survival and identity is renewed, writing another chapter in the epic of the existential conflict that knows no half-solutions.