In the midst of a renewed Israeli military campaign and a U.S. proposal to take ownership of the Gaza Strip, a senior Israeli diplomat has told Newsweek that the country had no plans to govern the war-battered Palestinian territory once Hamas was defeated.

Palestinians protested in northern Gaza, where they reportedly demanded an end to the war in anti-Hamas protests. The last major protest against the terror group occurred in 2019.

Anti-war protests in Gaza called for Hamas' ouster, with hundreds displaying rare dissent against the militant group that has ruled since 2007.