US, Israel seek to parachute Mohammed Dahlan to run Gaza: Report

According to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), officials from the US, Israel and certain Arab states support the idea of Mohammed Dahlan, a highly controversial former Palestinian security chief and Fatah member, governing Gaza after the war as part of a "day after plan".

The WSJ report suggests that negotiators view Dahlan as a temporary solution for post-war Gaza's leadership. They consider him a suitable figure for managing security in the region, acceptable to Israel, Hamas and foreign powers, including the US and Arab Gulf states.

However, the pro-Israel conservative WSJ did not cite its sources for these claims.

In 2007, the Bush administration funded Dahlan with money and weapons in an attempt to overthrow the democratically elected Hamas. The plan failed, and Dahlan fled the territory.

He now lives in luxury in the United Arab Emirates and has extensive business dealings, including in Serbia.

A 2008 Vanity Fair article on Dahlan's attempt to take over the Gaza Strip stated: "There is no one more hated amongst Hamas members than Muhammad Dahlan, long Fatah’s resident strongman in Gaza."

US President George W. Bush once described Dahlan as “our guy".