{"id":1493,"date":"2026-07-06T14:10:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T14:10:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=1493"},"modified":"2026-07-06T14:10:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T14:10:11","slug":"hamas-dissolves-its-government-in-gaza-to-transfer-power-to-a-un-backed-committee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=1493","title":{"rendered":"Hamas dissolves its government in Gaza to transfer power to a UN-backed committee"},"content":{"rendered":"
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DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) \u2014 The Hamas militant group said Monday it had dissolved its government in Gaza<\/span> and is preparing to transfer power to a technical committee backed by the United Nations as part of a U.S.-brokered ceasefire<\/span> deal.<\/p>\n

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Hamas did not say whether it planned to take the crucial step of disarming or handing over security to an international force, but described its decision as evidence of its commitment to Gaza\u2019s reconstruction<\/span> after years of war.<\/p>\n

It was unclear if the move, announced by a lower-level official, would lead to any meaningful change on the ground.<\/p>\n

The Board of Peace<\/span>, the new entity led by President Donald Trump<\/span> with the mandate of governing and rebuilding Gaza, said it was aware of the Hamas announcement but said it would assess the impact based on \u201cactions, not promises.\u201d The board stressed in a statement on X that the technocratic committee must control all weapons in Gaza, as laid out in the ceasefire agreement.<\/p>\n

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At a news conference Monday, Ismail al-Thawabta, general director of the Hamas-run Government Media Office, said \u201conly technical and professional staff\u201d would remain in their positions to run the Palestinian enclave\u2019s day-to-day affairs.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll employees working in service provision are \u2018state employees\u2019 and are fully prepared to work under the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza,\u201d al-Thawabta said during a press conference in the courtyard of Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah. Hamas spokesperson Hazem Qassem called it \u201ca positive step forward on the path to implement the ceasefire deal.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Israel dismissed the announcement as irrelevant. \u201cThe alleged resignation of the Hamas government, where all of the Hamas members stay in their positions, is a spin that has no significance,\u201d an Israeli official said, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media.<\/p>\n

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The committee of technocrats, which is based in Cairo, is chaired by Ali Shaath, a Gaza-born engineer and former official with the Palestinian Authority. It has a mandate to restore essential services and oversee civilian affairs under the supervision of the U.N. and Board of Peace.<\/p>\n

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