A top Israeli defense official is seeking regional support for a plan to enlist Palestinian leaders, with no links to Hamas, for aid distribution and eventually a Palestinian-led governing authority.
The effort faces vehement opposition from Hamas while also dividing Israel’s leadership.
Israeli Dedicated security officials are quietly developing a plan to distribute aid in the Gaza Strip that could eventually create a Palestinian-led governing authority there, Israeli and Arab officials said, causing a fierce backlash from Hamas and creating divisions in Israel's war cabinet.