Hamas's Government Information Office announced that the chairman of the Government Emergency Committee has resigned, ahead of transferring the administration of the Gaza Strip to a National Committee for Managing Gaza, according to reports. Employees are to remain in their roles, and current heads of government institutions will serve as an interim body during the transition.
Hamas's Government Information Office announced Monday that the chairman of the Government Emergency Committee has resigned, as the terror group moves to transfer the administration of the Gaza Strip to a National Committee for Managing Gaza. Current heads of government institutions will serve as an interim body during the transition, and employees will remain in their roles, according to the announcement.
N12 journalist Sapir Lipkin assessed the move as primarily symbolic and declaratory, aimed at buying time amid stalled negotiations on moving to Phase 2 of the ceasefire framework, and signaling to mediators a willingness to allow a technocratic committee to enter the Strip. In practice, Lipkin said, no real change is expected.
The Zioneer previously reported that Hamas was considering handing Gaza governance to a technocratic committee (Monday 01:13), and that the terror organization was expected to disband its emergency committees and appoint an interim manager (Sunday 23:34). The latest announcement formalizes that expected move.
2 developments
- DevelopingUN envoy Mladenov welcomes Hamas resignation, calls resignation-to-action a 'bridge'
- DevelopingGaza Board of Peace finalizes governance plans as disarmament talks stall
- DevelopingChannel opinion piece urges separation from Hamas in Gaza, halt to humanitarian aid
- DevelopingHamas releases casualty and aid figures for Gaza ceasefire period since October 2025
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