Arab leaders are being forced to deal with a question they have long kicked down the road: What to do with Hamas.

The plan drawn up by Egypt would replace Hamas with interim bodies controlled by Arab, Muslim and Western states, according to a draft seen by Reuters.

Israel has meanwhile embraced what it says is an alternative US proposal for the ceasefire itself and the release of hostages taken in Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, attack that triggered the war.

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While Qatar has allowed Hamas to maintain an office in Doha, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates maintain a much harder line against Islamist organizations. The questions around what would ...