Hamas announced Monday that it was dissolving the emergency committee overseeing Gaza's civilian government, a move that could clear the way for a new U.S.-backed administration to take over civilian affairs.The proposed body, known as the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG), is a U.S.-backed committee intended to oversee civilian affairs in Gaza after the war. Hamas, which the U.S.designates as a foreign terrorist organization, has ruled Gaza since seizing control of the territory in 2007.
The group led the Oct.7, 2023, attack on Israel that triggered the war, and Israel has insisted Hamas can have no governing or military role in post-war Gaza.The announcement could therefore become a key test of President Donald Trump’s Gaza framework and broader regional diplomacy.
A genuine transfer of power could help advance the establishment of a post-war administration.But Israel and Hamas’ critics say the group is offering to relinquish the burdens of civilian government while retaining its weapons, security apparatus and real influence on the ground.HILLARY CLINTON BREAKS WITH DEMOCRATIC CRITICS BY BACKING TRUMP’S GAZA PLAN AS THE 'ONLY GAME IN TOWN'Hamas spokesperson Hazem Qassem and Director of the Government Media Office in Gaza Ismail Al-Thawabta deliver a press statement following the announcement that the head of the Government Emergency Committee had resigned and the committee had been dissolved as part of the transfer of governance in the Gaza Strip to the National Gaza Administration Committee, July 6, 2026.
(Jusoor News)The Trump-led Board of Peace responded cautiously, saying its assessment would be "guided by actions, not promises." The technocratic committee, which is currently based outside Gaza, has said it is prepared to begin operating once conditions allow.But the announcement did not include a commitment by Hamas to disarm, the central demand from Israel and a core element of Trump’s post-war framework.Alaa Abo Naddi, a ...