Israel’s security establishment has drawn up proposals for the post-war governance of Gaza, Channel 12 reports, adding that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s view of the proposals is not known.

The security chiefs favor the establishment of a multinational force to take overall control of the Strip, with the US, France and Germany among the participants.

Reporting to this force would be an administrative mechanism including Gaza-based clerks from the Palestinian Authority and local Gaza businesspeople.

[Absolutely not. We tried this in Lebanon 40 years ago and it was a disaster. We tried it in Afghanistan and Iraq without a lot of long-term success either, although it certainly worked out better than in Lebanon. The Gazans will not abide a Western occupation, and it will not take long before they start creating provocations and ambushes intended to drive us out or create rifts with the Israelis. One has to wonder whether the Israelis really want this, or if they’re crafting this as a political proposal to tell their allies to either put up or shut up. — Ed]