Hamas has announced that it will dissolve the governing body that has administered the Gaza Strip for nearly two decades, paving the way for a technocratic administration to assume responsibility for civilian governance under the terms of last year's ceasefire agreement with Israel.
The group confirmed that Mohammed al-Farra, head of the government's emergency committee, had formally resigned and that the committee itself would be dissolved to facilitate the transition.
“The head of the government's emergency committee Mohammed al-Farra has officially submitted his resignation. He has also decided to dissolve the committee to facilitate the administrative and governmental transition to the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza,” Hamas media spokesman Ismail al-Thawabta told AFP.
A separate Hamas official said the movement had agreed to appoint “a nationally accepted figure” to oversee the transition until the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG) formally takes over. According to Hamas, Palestinian factions were informed of the decision during recent meetings in Cairo, where the move was reportedly welcomed as a serious step toward enabling the new body to begin its work.
