The Palestinian armed faction Hamas on the 6th (local time) officially announced the dissolution of the Gaza Strip governing body that had continued for about 20 years. As a result, the Gaza Strip is expected to shift to a system centered on the National Committee for Administration of Gaza (NCAG).
Hamas' public relations office on the 6th said, "Emergency Committee Chair Mohammed Al-Farra submitted his official resignation," and noted, "We decided to dissolve the existing emergency committee to ensure a smooth administrative and power transfer to the NCAG."
Hamas, which won the Palestinian general election in 2006, formed a unity government with the Fatah faction, which currently governs the West Bank in the Middle East. However, as bloody clashes intensified over the election results, in June 2007, Hamas expelled the Fatah faction and seized the Gaza Strip by force.
Thereafter, in Oct. 2023, as administrative infrastructure such as the government and police was paralyzed in the early days of the Gaza Strip war, an emergency committee was activated.
The NCAG, which will newly take charge of security and administration in the Gaza Strip, is a body established by the "Peace Committee" created in Oct. last year when U.S. President Donald Trump mediated a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas.
Hamas' move is interpreted as a step aligned with President Trump's Gaza peace initiative, showing outwardly a willingness to hand over administrative authority in the Gaza Strip to the NCAG.
NCAG Commissioners were said to have held a meeting in Cyprus last week to alleviate the suffering of Gaza Strip residents and prepare for full administrative duties.
According to President Trump's Gaza peace initiative, the Israeli military will withdraw after the complete disarmament of armed groups in the Gaza Strip is ultimately verified.