US, Allies Try To Craft Gaza Endgame As Israel-Hamas War Deaths Mount: Report
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Discussions include the deployment of a multinational force to post-conflict Gaza, an interim Palestinian-led administration that would exclude Hamas politicians.
As Israeli forces intensify their assault against Hamas in the Gaza Strip, diplomats in Washington, the United Nations, the Middle East, and beyond have started weighing the options for the "day after" if the Palestinian group is ousted - and the challenges they see ahead are daunting.
Discussions include the deployment of a multinational force to post-conflict Gaza, an interim Palestinian-led administration that would exclude Hamas politicians, a stopgap security and governance role for neighboring Arab states, and temporary U.N. supervision of the territory, according to a source familiar with the matter.
The process is still at what another U.S. source terms an informal "idea-floating stage."