Administration will pass to a Palestinian technocratic committee created as part of a ceasefire agreement, sponsored by the United States
The terrorist group Hamas told AFP, this Wednesday (28), that it is prepared to transfer the government of Gaza to a Palestinian technocratic committeebut insists that the Rafah border crossing be reopened.
The 15-member National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG) is a team of Palestinian technocrats created as part of a ceasefire agreement, sponsored by the United Stateswhich came into force on October 10.
He is charged with managing the post-war government of Gaza and will work under the supervision of “Peace Council”, which will be headed by the American presidentDonald Trump.
“Concrete measures have been taken on the ground,” said Hazem Qassem, Hamas spokesman in the Gaza Strip.
“We can now talk about full availability of all ministries, organizations and structures, including in the field of security, to hand over all files” to the administration committee, he said.
“The protocols are prepared, the files are complete and committees have been established to oversee the handover, ensuring a complete transfer of governance in the Gaza Strip in all sectors to the technocratic committee,” the spokesperson added.
The committee, headed by former Palestinian Authority deputy minister Ali Shaath, is expected to enter the Gaza Strip once the Rafah crossing reopenson the border with Egypt.
The Hamas spokesperson assesses that this crossing “must be open in both directions, with full freedom of exit and entry into the Gaza Strip, without any Israeli obstacles”.
A crossing has been closed since Israeli forces took control of itin May 2024, except for a limited reopening in early 2025.
“The most important thing is that we supervise how this committee manages the exits and entries of citizens with full freedom under the agreement, and not according to Israeli conditions,” said the Hamas spokesman.
Israel committed to a “limited reopening” once it had the remains of the last hostage captured on October 7, 2023. Ran Gvili’s body was recovered on Monday.
The agreement to end the war triggered by the brutal attack by Hamas fighters in Israel on that date also provides for the group’s disarmament and the Israeli withdrawal from Gaza.
*With information from AFP
