Netanyahu seeks open-ended control over security in Gaza in new postwar plan

A Palestinian looks at the destruction after an Israeli strike on residential buildings in Rafah, Gaza Strip (Hatem Ali/AP)

Israel seeks open-ended control over security and civilian affairs in the Gaza Strip, according to a long-awaited postwar plan by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

It was swiftly rejected on Friday by Palestinian leaders and runs counter to Washington’s vision for the war-ravaged enclave.