US would object to Gaza ‘buffer zone’: State Dept

STORY: Reuters reported last week that Israel had informed several Arab states that it wants to carve out a buffer zone on the Palestinian side of Gaza's border to prevent future attacks as part of proposals for the enclave after the war ends.There would have to be a transition period after the end of major combat operations, Miller said, to avoid a "security vacuum" but it would have to be temporary, although he was not able to describe the parameters of what such a period would look like.