Hamas announced on July 6 that it has dissolved its de facto government structures in the Gaza Strip, a move designed to clear the path for a technocratic body backed by the United Nations to assume administrative control. The head of the Government Emergency Committee resigned as part of the transition.
The receiving entity is called the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza, or NCAG. It operates under the oversight of the Board of Peace, which is chaired by President Trump and has made one thing very clear: the new committee must take control of weapons in Gaza as a condition of the ceasefire agreement.
What the Washington Accord actually requires
This dissolution is part of a phased peace framework known as the Washington Accord, a US-brokered plan that was endorsed by UN Security Council Resolution 2803 in 2025. The ceasefire underpinning the entire process began in October 2025.
The Board of Peace has stated it will evaluate Hamas’s commitment based on actions, not words. That means the weapons question isn’t a suggestion. It’s a prerequisite for the peace process to advance to its next phase.
