Trump Netanyahu’s story is expected to address Gaza issues without Hamas

president Donald Trump Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled to meet at the White House on Monday. One of the most difficult questions at the table is what Gaza looks like without Hamas.

Experts told Fox News Digital that while the need for alternatives is clear, almost all proposed solutions have serious structural, political and security limitations.

John Hanna, a senior fellow at the National Security Institute (Jinsa) and a veteran of both Republican and Democratic administrations, said building an alternative to Hamas must happen in parallel with dismantling it.

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“Part of how you win is to show that there are viable alternatives,” Hanna said. “People need to see that there is a future outside of Hamas.”

Its future is believed that experts will be in a non-Hamasian technocratic government, made up of Palestinians who are not associated with either Hamas or the PLO. Saudi ArabiaEgypt, Jordan, United Arab Emirates.

“The new Gaza administration should be independent, but the symbolic link with Palestinian authority could have increased legitimacy with the Arabs. Perhaps Ramala could serve as a pass-through to pay his salary. But the PA won’t call the shot,” Hanna said.

“If Israel ends up leaving Gaza, the default is Hamas,” said Gaiss Al Omali, a senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy Research. “No one can challenge them, and there is no Arab involvement without Hamas’ defeat. Not just a ceasefire, but actual disarmament.”

At best, Al Omali, former executive director of the Palestinian American Task Force, said the PA might offer “kosher stamps” to satisfy Arab countries.

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“If there’s no such iconic PA invitation, Egypt etc. Al Omali said. “But they still need a political framework. A commitment to a solution for the two states. Without it, they have no incentive to play a role in Gaza.”

Securing Israel’s approval of the new Gaza regime is another major hurdle. Israeli security officials told Fox News Digital that Israel needs to ensure that Israel retains counterterrorism access to prevent Hamas from reappearing.

“Something like what exists on the West Bank – buffer zones, perimeter security, and IDF or Singh’s rights are to act on intelligence as needed,” Hanna said.

The framework would require intensive, US-led diplomacy with persistent presence and coordination, he noted.

“I can’t see anyone other than the US, who does that. There are too many inner Arab rivals,” Hanna said.

“Qatar is the elephant in the room,” Hanna said. “They bring a lot of needed money, but they had a deeply problematic relationship with Hamas. If you want a seat at the table, it has to be strict.

Meanwhile, the United Nations is mostly out. “Unrwa’s days are over” Hannah said. “They can no longer run education or the economy in Gaza. At best, the UN may support the US and Arab-Israel plans in a Security Council resolution, but they will not play an operational role.”

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One proposal gaining quiet traction in Israeli and American circles is the idea of ​​enhancing the establishment of autonomous enclaves for local clans.

Joseph Browd, chairman of the Center for Peace Communications, speaks extensively with activists on the ground, believing that the model could mark the beginning of an alternative.

“It may not be realistic to talk about one civic administration All Management in Gaza For now, Braud said, “However, in separate geographic enclaves within the strip, you can pilot non-Hamas self-rules. Local Gazan patrols while IDF or another force protects the boundary.

“There are a large number of non-Muslim educated and civic-minded individuals in Gaza, from engineers to teachers,” he added.

Broud pointed out one such incident. Yassar Abu Shabaab, leader of the local militia. “This is the first anti-Hama militia to appear in Gaza in a generation. He is a local Bedouin family fighter with family ties to the Egyptian army fighting the Isis of Sinai. He says he wants to invite civil servants to begin deploying the government.”

But not everyone agrees that this is feasible. “These groups are fragmented, displaced and lack the legitimacy or unity to govern,” Al Omali said. “We may use these militias to ensure delivery of aid in certain areas, but we cannot form the basis of governance.”

Dr. Michael Millstein, director of the Palestinian Studies Forum at Tel Aviv University, told Fox News Digital:

“Even today, figures like Abu Shabaab in Rafa and the Barbakh family in Khan Yunis are cases of fringes,” added Milstein. “Hamas still controls most of the public space. Clans may offer localized solutions, but they are not cohesive alternatives. Many are openly loyal to Hamas.”

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“Many people will never have peace until Palestinians teach their children to love themselves rather than hate Israel,” Browd said. Palestinian Leadership (Is that?)? That’s the challenge and the opportunity I’m currently in. ”