The administration of US President Joe Biden believes that the chances of one of the Arab countries accepting responsibility for the Gaza Strip are slim or non-existent, according to what the “Israel Hayom” newspaper reported on Wednesday, December 27, 2023, citing American officials familiar with internal discussions in the US State Department.

According to the newspaper, these internal discussions of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs came within the framework of a brainstorming session conducted by government officials with various parties. To discuss expected developments in Gaza after the war.

The sources say that among the options being discussed at the level of the Israeli government, and also at the level of non-governmental organizations, is a proposal to Arab countries, “which oppose extremist Islam,” to manage civil life in the Gaza Strip.

The names that emerged in those discussions are Egypt, Bahrain, Jordan, and the United Arab Emirates, which have official relations with Israel, as well as Saudi Arabia, which does not have any official relations yet.

But according to American officials, none of these countries wants to be in a state of friction with local forces in the Gaza Strip, whether it is Hamas, the Palestinian Authority, or local influencers.

For this reason, the administration believes that efforts should be directed towards reforms in the Palestinian Authority, most importantly replacing the head of the Authority, Abu Mazen. This is the only option, in the eyes of the Americans, other than the Israeli occupation.