The move is intended to allow the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG) to enter the Strip and take over administrative powers, according to reports. The development follows the resignation of Hamas's emergency committee chairman and the dissolution of its government.
Hamas has begun preparing to transfer the leadership of Gaza to the US-backed National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG), according to reports. The move, reported on Monday afternoon, is intended to allow the NCAG to enter the Strip and assume administrative powers, marking a potential shift in governance. This follows a series of steps over the past day that have seen Hamas gradually dismantle its civilian governance structures.
On Sunday evening, July 5, at 21:53 Jerusalem, The Zioneer reported that Hamas was considering transferring administrative control to a technocratic committee, with sources describing the move as symbolic. By that time, the desk had tracked a sequence of statements: Hamas signaled willingness, confirmed it would dismantle its executive arm, and announced the dissolution of its government. The process continued on Monday: at 12:52 Jerusalem, Hamas announced the resignation of its government emergency committee chairman, Muhammad Al-Fara, and the dissolution of the emergency committees. At 13:21, the group’s government was formally dissolved, as the desk reported.
The NCAG is a body supported by the Trump administration, envisioned as part of a broader plan to replace Hamas's civilian governance in Gaza. As The Zioneer reported on June 30, a Gaza 'Peace Council' began piloting humanitarian zones without Hamas, in line with Section 17 of Trump's proposal. On June 29, the US-established Gaza Board of Peace finalized governance plans. On June 17, Trump stated that Israel would transfer the Strip to US control after the war.
The extent of Hamas's actual relinquishment of power remains unclear. The terror group is expected to retain control over security and military apparatus, and the NCAG has yet to enter the Strip. Sources have previously described the transfer as largely symbolic, aimed at signaling to mediators.
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