Israel has made Gaza the deadliest place for aid workers

Letting the civilian police or Hamas retain control of any facet of governance would be hard to swallow for Israel, but could be feasible as part of a deal to return the hostages.

None of these measures will work without the others, however, and all are likely moot without a ceasefire in place, because the scale, coordination and rapidity of the response now required are incompatible with ongoing fighting.