Netanyahu’s post-war plan for Gaza Strip draws cool US reception

A plan put forward by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on post-war management for the Gaza Strip has been received coolly in Washington, with a White House spokesperson saying the Biden administration has been “consistently clear” with Israel about what it would like to see in the Palestinian enclave after the war.

Speaking at a press briefing Friday, US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said “the Palestinian people should have a voice and a vote… through a revitalized Palestinian Authority.”

Kirby said Washington has been “consistently clear with our Israeli counterparts” about...