A Qatari delegate managing humanitarian aid for the Gaza Strip said on Monday that he had suggested establishing an airport in the besieged Palestinian enclave but had received no response from Israel.

Jerusalem Post reported.

In coordination of Israel and the United Nations, Qatar has donated hundreds of millions of dollars to various Gaza projects that the partners say are designed to stave off Palestinian poverty and prevent escalations in violence.

"They (Israel) said it would be discussed and they procrastinated ... We will renew our request," Qatari Ambassador Al-Emadi told the Gaza-based news agency SAWA.

"The Israeli side had security concerns and we told them we can resolve them by having the planes fly to Doha and return to Gaza from there and under Qatari security supervision," Al-Emadi said.