Israel Urges Change in Palestinian Authority's Role in Gaza

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has expressed doubts about the Palestinian Authority (PA) taking charge of the Gaza Strip, stating that it should not be given control in its current form. Israel has launched a full-scale invasion of Gaza with the aim of destroying Hamas, the governing group in the enclave. While the Israeli government has not specified who should rule Gaza after the conflict, it has emphasized that overall security will be maintained. The United States has stated that the PA should play a role in governing Gaza, but Netanyahu has raised concerns about the PA's school curriculum and its policy of providing salaries to families of Palestinians imprisoned in Israel. The PA used to govern both the West Bank and Gaza but was ousted from the latter in 2007 by Hamas.