Hamas announced on Monday that it would dissolve its government in Gaza and hand power to a group of Palestinian technocrats, as it sought to revive a stalled US-backed peace plan and pressed Israel to implement its remaining provisions.

GAZA CITY: Hamas is preparing to dissolve the body that has governed the Gaza Strip for nearly two decades, officials from the group said Monday, clearing the way for a…

The move marks a significant political shift by Hamas, which has run Gaza since its fighters seized control from rival Palestinian movement Fatah in 2007.