The idea was mentioned in a classified State Department document that outlined how the U.S. could help stabilize Gaza after a cease-fire.
A Palestinian woman checks the damages at her family house in Nuseirat following Israeli bombardment overnight on May 23, 2024, in the Gaza Strip. | Bashar Taleb/AFP via Getty ImagesThe Biden administration is considering appointing a U.S. official to serve as the top civilian adviser to a mostly Palestinian force when the Israel-Hamas conflict ends, four U.S. officials said — a sign that the U.S. plans to be very involved in securing a post-war Gaza.
The adviser would never enter Gaza itself, the officials said — an indication of the desire to avoid any implication that the U.S. would be dictating the future of the territory. “We have talked about a number of different formulas for some kind of interim security forces in Gaza,” said a senior administration official, “and we have talked to a lot of partners about how the United States could support that with all of our capabilities from outside Gaza.”
Israel must also support the establishment of the force in Gaza, a hard sell as Netanyahu and his far-right government oppose anything that has the trappings of a Palestinian state. It’s unclear what alternative there would be, however, as all officials agreed desperate conditions in Gaza require a peacekeeping force.
The officials said that such a plan is still regularly discussed and factors into current thinking about postwar Gaza.
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