The European Union's foreign policy official offers proposals for the situation in Gaza after the war.

European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell presented proposals on Monday related to the administration of the Gaza Strip in the post-war period between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement, and called on Arab countries to play a greater role in the Palestinian administration of the Strip in the future.

Borrell, who heads to Israel, the Palestinian territories and other neighboring countries this week, said we must think about what will happen after the war, even as the fighting rages.

He added that the international community had failed "politically and morally" to reach a lasting settlement to the long-standing conflict between Israelis and Palestinians and that the time had come to strengthen efforts aimed at reaching a two-state solution.

Speaking to reporters after a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels, Borrell presented his proposals of objecting to three things and agreeing to three others.

Borrell objected to any forced displacement of Palestinians from Gaza or the return of the Israeli army to permanently occupy the Strip or change its area, in addition to objection to the return of Hamas.

He said there should be a “Palestinian Authority,” which he suggested would be a “strengthened” version of the current Palestinian Authority that runs the West Bank, “with legitimacy defined and determined by the (UN) Security Council.”

Borrell called on the Arab countries to participate strongly in supporting this Palestinian Authority, and he also stressed the need for the European Union to participate more in the region, especially in establishing a Palestinian state.

“There will be no solution without a strong commitment from Arab countries, and it cannot be limited to money. They cannot just pay the costs of physical reconstruction,” Borrell said.

He continued, "There must be a political contribution to building a Palestinian state."

The European Union does not play a prominent diplomatic role in the current crisis, but it has some influence in the region, especially as the largest party granting aid to the Palestinians.

"We have been absent for a long time. We have delegated the solution of this problem to the United States but Europe must participate more," Borrell said.

Reuters