GAZA -- Hamas on Monday announced the dissolution of the Government Emergency Committee in Gaza and the transfer of the administration of the Gaza Strip to the National Committee.
Head of the Government Emergency Committee Mohammed al-Farra has officially submitted his resignation, Ismail Thawabta, director general of the Hamas-run media office in Gaza, said at a press conference in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza.
Only technical and professional staff would remain in positions within the system to prevent an administrative and technical vacuum, in accordance with the roadmap agreed upon by Palestinian factions in Cairo, Thawabta said.
The step was taken "to alleviate the suffering of citizens resulting from the ongoing war ... the delay in reconstruction, the continued siege, the closure of crossings, and the failure of the Israeli army to withdraw," he said.
Thawabta urged all concerned parties to expedite the steps for the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza to enter the strip and assume its administrative duties.
