Barbara Leaf says that ‘reality’ might force Israel to allow PA to govern Gaza
The high-ranking State Department official also denied that Hamas had fully rejected a cease-fire proposal, and pushed back against accusations that Israel is blocking humanitarian aid moving into Gaza
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Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Barbara Leaf (L) and Deputy Assistant Defense Secretary for the Middle East Dana Stroul (R) testify during a hearing before the House Foreign Affairs Committee at the U.S. Capitol on November 8, 2023 in Washington, DC.
A senior State Department official suggested, in testimony before a Senate Foreign Relations Committee subcommittee hearing on the Middle East on Tuesday, that circumstances might force Israel to accede to the Palestinian Authority becoming the new governing authority in...