Interior Minister Moshel Arbel of the Shas Party announced that 16 flights to relocate Gazan civilians have already departed from Ramon Airport, and many more are expected to follow.

“More than 16 flights have already departed from Ramon Airport. This will increase in the near future,” Arbel said at a Yedioth Aharonoth conference on Monday.

Since US President Donald Trump put forward a proposal to relocate Palestinian civilians during the reconstruction of Gaza, the Israeli government has explored several avenues of implementing the plan.