Report: Israel advances pilot program that could serve as precursor to alternative Gaza rule

Israel has advanced a pilot program in Gaza that could serve as a precursor to establishing alternative civilian rule in the Gaza Strip to replace Hamas, the Kan public broadcaster reports.

According to Hebrew media reports earlier this week, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant recently presented the cabinet with a plan for “humanitarian bubbles” to be formed inside the Palestinian enclave, in which Palestinians proven to have no affiliation to Hamas or other terror groups will be responsible for overseeing the distribution of humanitarian aid inside specific neighborhoods.

According to Kan, the war cabinet approved the plan to be implemented in various areas in the northern Gaza Strip, where the IDF will provide security — at least initially — to local neighborhoods that are part of the program in order to prevent them from being taken over by Hamas.

Kan reports that under the program, the IDF will clear an area of ​​terrorists and then secure it from a distance to prevent their return.

Israel will then allow humanitarian aid trucks to enter the area in coordination with international organizations, who will transfer the supplies to the local body charged with its distribution.