Hamas said Wednesday it is prepared to hand over Gaza’s administration to a Palestinian technocratic committee, while demanding that the Rafah border crossing be fully reopened within days.
"Protocols are prepared, files are complete, and committees are in place to oversee the handover, ensuring a complete transfer of governance in the Gaza Strip across all sectors to the technocratic committee," Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassem told AFP.
The 15-member National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG) is a team of Palestinian technocrats created as part of the U.S.-sponsored cease-fire agreement, which came into effect on Oct. 10.
It is charged with managing the day-to-day governance of post-war Gaza and will work under the supervision of the "Board of Peace", which U.S. President Donald Trump will chair.
The NCAG, headed by former Palestinian Authority deputy minister Ali Shaath, is expected to enter the Gaza Strip once the territory's Rafah crossing, on its border with Egypt, reopens.
