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Cairo Expected to Reveal Gaza Technocratic Committee as Hamas Agrees to Step Aside

Fatah insists the body draw legitimacy from the Ramallah-based PA, highlighting unresolved authority questions.

Overview

  • Hamas said it will dissolve its governing bodies in Gaza and has submitted 40 candidate names to Egyptian authorities for the technocratic panel.
  • Two sources told Haaretz the committee lineup is expected to be announced Wednesday in Cairo, while senior Palestinian officials question Hamas cooperation and the timeline for operations.
  • Fatah stated any administrative committee must be headed by a Palestinian Authority minister and derive its mandate from PA institutions in Ramallah.
  • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said former UN envoy Nickolay Mladenov would lead the international Board of Peace envisioned to oversee the transition.
  • Under the October 2025 ceasefire, Hamas is required to disarm as the technocratic committee assumes day-to-day duties, and the Gaza Health Ministry reports 447 deaths since the ceasefire began.