The Hamas terrorist group has reportedly dissolved its “Emergency Committee,” which has governed the Gaza Strip, signaling that it is preparing to transfer authority to the United Nations-backed technocratic National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG).
Officials added that Hamas has completed all administrative steps necessary to transition control to the technocratic committee under a framework heavily brokered in Cairo, Egypt, describing the decision as evidence of its commitment to Gaza’s redevelopment after years of wars and destruction.
“The head of the government’s emergency committee Mohammed al-Farra has officially submitted his resignation,” Ismail al-Thawabta, general director of the Hamas-run Government Media Office said at the news conference on Monday.
The move appears to mark a significant political shift within Hamas, which has run Gaza since it forcibly seized control from rival Palestinian movement Fatah in 2007.
Nonetheless, it is unclear whether the shift—which was announced by a lower-level official—would lead to any meaningful change over time.
Al-Thawabta emphasized that “only technical and professional staff” would remain in their positions in an effort to manage the day-to-day functioning of the civilian population.
The general director referred to them as “public employees who are ready to work under the responsibility of the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza.”
The NCAG, led by Palestinian technocrat Ali Shaath, was established under the framework of the Board of Peace, an international oversight body formed following the ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel in early 2026.
A Hamas spokesperson Hazem Qassem called the development “a positive step forward on the path to implement the ceasefire deal.”
In a post on X, the Board of Peace said it had “taken note” of Hamas’s announcement saying that “ultimately, our assessment will be guided by actions, not promises, to meet the critical needs of the people of Gaza.”
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