The IDF has initiated efforts to involve local clans in Gaza for aid protection, bypassing Hamas. Israeli officials reached out to non-Hamas affiliated local leaders for aid convoy security. Most factions declined the proposal. The Palestinian Authority is pressuring Gaza clan leaders against cooperation with IDF for aid distribution.
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The Palestinian Authority is exerting pressure on heads of clans in the Gaza Strip not to cooperate with the Israel Defense Forces, not even in the distribution of humanitarian aid, Palestinian sources said.
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IDF, local Gazans make attempts to cooperate on aid behind Hamas's back, including discussions among various Gazan clans considering the proposal - report. https://t.co/8OHVbxKwOm
The IDF has begun taking steps to test the rule of local clans in Gaza. Israeli officials contacted local leaders who aren't affiliated with Hamas to organize the protection of humanitarian aid convoys by local armed groups. Apparently most factions refused, but a large clan…