Israeli officials reject US-led Gaza plans, push for Israeli control

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has called for Israel to shutter the US-led Gaza coordination center and reassert Israeli control over the territory, rejecting a US plan he called 'bad for Israel.' Separately, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has expressed opposition to the inclusion of Turkish and Qatari soldiers in a proposed Gaza peacekeeping force, stating his disagreement with the US on the matter in a call with Senator Marco Rubio.