'Ready To Occupy': Israeli Settlers, Led By Daniella Weiss, March Towards Gaza

Gaza: Aiming to take over the war-ravaged Gaza, hundreds of Israeli settlers under the leadership of Daniella Weiss, an Israeli far-right Orthodox Zionist leader, marched towards the strip on Thursday. Weiss is the founder of a radical settler organisation called Nachala (homeland).

In a video widely shared on social media, the settlers were seen moving towards Gaza, declaring to occupy the Palestinian territory, amid the settlers’ forces’ continued illegal occupation and expansion in the West Bank.

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Settler leader Weiss was heard saying that Gaza belongs to them and Israel, and they are going to take over the land and put an end to Hamas. One of the settlers in the group says Gaza is the land promised by God to Israelis, and therefore they would expand settlements throughout the strip.

The 79-year -old Zionist leader, also the former mayor of Kedumim, is one of the staunch supporters of settlements in Gaza, who recently faced criticism for her refusal to express sympathy towards over 20,000 Palestinians killed in Gaza by Israeli forces when repeatedly asked by noted media person Piers Morgan.

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Due to the extreme views of Weiss, the UK government in May this year imposed sanctions on the settler and her settler movement ‘Godmother.’ Announcing the decision, British Foreign Secretary David Lammy said the move “demonstrates our determination to hold extremist settlers to account as Palestinian communities suffer violence and intimidation”.

However, with videos of the settlers moving towards Gaza, users on social media have come out stringently slamming the settlers and their action amid one of the biggest humanitarian crises in the strip.

An X user, Zohran Mamdani, wrote,” It’s not “just Netanyahu”, it’s not “just the government.” 90% of Israeli society backs this. Today, Jewish settlers marched from Sderot to Gaza’s border — demanding to rebuild settlements on the rubble of genocide.

It’s not “just Netanyahu”, It’s not “just the government.”

90% of Israeli society backs this.
Today, Jewish settlers marched from Sderot to Gaza’s border — demanding to rebuild settlements on the rubble of genocide. pic.twitter.com/jwtln7C9OV

— Zohran Mamdani (@zohranmamdani) July 31, 2025