'High-level' discussions underway over US taking control of Gaza

There have been "high-level" consultations between the US and Israel over the possibility of Washington leading the post-war administration of Gaza.

Five people familiar with the matter told Reuters that a transitional government would be headed by a US official that would oversee Gaza until it had been demilitarised and stabilised, and a viable Palestinian administration had emerged.

The five sources, who are familiar with the preliminary discussions, suggested there would be no fixed timeline for how long such a US-led administration would last.

They compared it to the Coalition Provisional Authority led by the US in Iraq following the 2003 invasion.