The Palestinian ministry of foreign affairs and expatriates has said that it “condemns, in the harshest terms, the incitement against the Palestinian people and the calls for their forced displacement”.

It added that in “one of the worst forms of incitement”, settlers carried banners at a conference in Jerusalem, supporting the return of settlements in Gaza.

It noted that the conference was attended by 11 ministers of the current Israeli government and 15 Knesset members from the government coalition.

It warned of the serious risks rising from the empowerment of “Israeli fascism”.