“Publicly united on the need to expunge Hamas from Gaza, President Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appear starkly at odds on two major questions about the war: Whether and how to pause Israel’s attacks for humanitarian reasons and who will run the besieged territory if and when the fighting stops,” the Washington Post reports.
“The short-term question is whether Israel might hold off for a short period to facilitate the arrival of much-needed aid in Gaza and, if Hamas agrees, secure the release of some of the scores of hostages it and other extremist groups seized on Oct. 7.”
“The long-term question is who will take over governing Gaza — meeting the daily needs of its 2.3 million people, preserving Israeli security and overseeing a reconstruction effort — if Israel accomplishes its stated goal of eradicating Hamas.”
New York Times: Blinken says Gaza and West Bank must be “unified” under Palestinian Authority.