Hamas sources tell i24NEWS that the terror group is preparing to formally dissolve its administrative committee in Gaza to allow a technocrats committee to enter the Strip. The announcement is expected Monday. The Gaza Board of Peace conditions the entry on an agreement to concentrate weapons under a single Palestinian authority.
A second media outlet, i24NEWS, is now reporting that Hamas is preparing to dissolve its de facto Gaza government committee to allow a technocrats committee to enter the Strip. Citing Hamas sources, the report adds a specific timeline — the announcement is expected on Monday — and a condition set by the Gaza Board of Peace: that all weapons be concentrated under a single Palestinian authority. This development follows a report earlier tonight (Sun 21:53 Jerusalem) by the Saudi-owned daily Asharq Al-Awsat, which also cited Hamas sources saying the group was advancing toward dissolving its administrative committee, potentially as part of an initiative to bring in a technocrats committee headed by Ali Shat.
Earlier thread accounts painted a more cautious picture. The first report, also from Asharq Al-Awsat (Sun 21:53 Jerusalem via relaying channel Abu Ali Express), described the move as potentially symbolic, with Hamas expected to hold power behind the scenes. A version from Israel's Ynet (Sun 21:53 Jerusalem) and a follow-up from N12 (Sun 21:53 Jerusalem) both cited unnamed sources and echoed the possibility that dissolution could pave the way for a technocrat committee. The i24NEWS report is the first to attach the Gaza Board of Peace's condition on weapons consolidation to this process. All reports remain single-sourced and have not been independently corroborated.
As The Zioneer has reported, the Gaza Board of Peace — a US-established body — has been advancing governance and reconstruction plans while disarmament talks with Hamas have stalled. On Jun 19, a revised weapons-disposal plan backed by U.S. envoys was handed to Hamas; on Jun 29, the Board was reported to have finalized its plans but implementation remained unclear. The Board had previously said it would not wait for Hamas's response on disarmament (Jun 11).
What remains open: the reports are based solely on Hamas-sourced claims. No independent confirmation has emerged. It is unclear whether the dissolution, if announced, would be substantive or, as earlier accounts suggested, a symbolic gesture allowing Hamas to retain real control behind the scenes. The condition set by the Board of Peace — weapons consolidation under a single authority — would require Hamas to cede a core capability, a step it has not taken in any prior round of negotiations.
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Source and signal
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