CAIRO, November 1. /TASS/. The Israeli authorities' idea to relocate 2.3 million residents of the Gaza Strip to Egypt's Sinai Peninsula will be a red line for Palestine and will be tantamount to the declaration of a 'new war,' Palestinian Presidential Spokesman Nabil Abu Rudeineh said.

Earlier, Israeli media reported that the office of the country's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu acknowledged the existence of a document from the country's Intelligence Ministry, which proposed the idea of resettlement. The Prime Minister's Office described the document as a "concept paper" that outlined only one of the hypothetical alternatives. The document was dated October 13 and subsequently appeared in the Israeli media.

"We are opposed to the relocation of people in any form, and we consider it a red line that we will not allow to be crossed. What happened in 1948 must not be repeated. It would be tantamount to declaring a new war," a spokesman for the Palestinian leader told the Associated Press (AP) in response to media reports.

An agency source familiar with the document's contents said that it was not binding and that intelligence agencies had not discussed its contents.

According to The Times of Israel, the document outlines the idea of moving Gaza residents to tent camps in the northern Sinai Peninsula, building permanent cities there and creating a humanitarian corridor. At the same time, the Israeli Intelligence Ministry proposed creating a special security zone inside Israel that would prevent Palestinian refugees from entering the country. The document did not mention anything about what will happen on the territory of the Gaza Strip after the resettlement of its residents. At the same time, the authors of the document called this scenario "the most desirable" for Israel's security. The Times of Israel’s source within the government said that no serious discussions about the document were taking place.