The negotiations continue, but the sides are far apart on issues including the fate of Hamas’s top leadership in the Gaza Strip.
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Israel Will Not Soon Ends Its War With Hamas, Officials Say
Amid global pressure to reach a cease-fire and fears of a widening regional war, Israel says it will continue to fight in Gaza until Hamas is defeated.
Can the Palestinian Authority Really Govern Gaza After the War?
Considered authoritarian and corrupt, the Palestinian Authority is still Washington’s choice to run the enclave. But many believe it can be credible now only if it includes Hamas.
Netanyahu Sees No Near-Term Role for Palestinian Authority in a Postwar Gaza
Differing from the U.S. view, the Israeli prime minister also said Israel must retain security control over Gaza so it can be “demilitarized” and “de-radicalized.”
Netanyahu Pushes Back on Idea of Palestinian Authority Running Gaza
The Israeli prime minister went further than he had before in publicly laying out his vision for Gaza after the war.
Blinken Says Palestinian Authority Could Lead Gaza After War
The secretary of state said Gaza should be overseen by the Palestinian Authority, which has a tenuous hold on power in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
Israel Raises Alarms by Suggesting ‘Indefinite’ Role in Gaza
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken quickly pushed back, but what exactly comes next is far from clear.
Blinken Meets With Palestinian and Iraqi Leaders in Bid to Contain Gaza War
The U.S. secretary of state made two unannounced visits on Sunday, the first to the Israeli-occupied West Bank and the second to Baghdad.
As Gaza War Enters New Phase, Israel Faces Pressure Over Civilian Deaths
Fears are rising that the conflict could spread to the occupied West Bank, where tensions are soaring among Palestinians angered over deadly Israeli airstrikes in Gaza.