The Israeli Knesset has voted in favor of making the Gaza Strip Judenrein.

Knesset passes historic Gaza disengagement bill

In a turning point in the history of the nation, the Knesset approved the Disengagement Implementation Law by a wide majority on Wednesday, empowering the government to pay NIS 3.8 billion to 9,000 settlers from the Gaza Strip and northern West Bank and begin evacuating them in five months.

The law was approved in a 59-40 vote with five abstentions. The opponents included 17 Likud MKs.