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A group of American security contractors, ex-military officers and humanitarian aid officials is proposing to take over the distribution of food and other supplies in Gaza based on plans similar to ones designed by Israel.

The United States and Israel have discussed the possibility of Washington leading a temporary post-war administration of Gaza, according to five people familiar with the matter.

There is a new government that, hopefully, will succeed,' stated the US president, who met with his Syrian counterpart, Ahmed al-Sharaa, a former jihadist who had fought Americans in Iraq, on Wednesday morning in Riyadh.

Officials see 'window of opportunity' ahead of Trump's visit to the Mideast this week; Netanyahu stresses negotiations will be held 'under fire,' planned Gaza offensive still on

President Donald Trump has met with the new Syrian leader, a onetime insurgent, before wrapping up his visit to Saudi Arabia and flying on to Qatar. In Riyadh he also attended a meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council — the grouping of Bahrain,

US President Donald Trump met with Syria's president in Saudi Arabia and urged him to normalise ties with longtime foe Israel, after a surprise US announcement that it would lift all sanctions on the Islamist-led government.