US official says ahead of Jake Sullivan meeting with Mahmoud Abbas that authority ‘will look to ultimately have a role in Gaza’; 28-year-old captive had been taken by Hamas on 7 October
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Welcome to a new blog in our continuing live coverage of Israel-Gaza war. This is Adam Fulton and here are the latest developments.
A senior United States official has said the Palestinian Authority “will look to ultimately have a role in Gaza” and that is something the US is talking with the authority about.
The comments came ahead of a planned meeting between the White House’s national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, and the Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, in the West Bank town of Ramallah on Friday to discuss the war in Gaza.
Washington has previously suggested it sees the Palestinian Authority returning to Gaza and playing a key role in any postwar scenario if Hamas is removed from power.
Meanwhile, Israeli special forces have recovered the body of 28-year-old hostage who was held in Gaza by Hamas since its 7 October attack in southern Israel, the Israeli military said.
