Overview
- On Monday July 6 Hamas announced it had dissolved the committee that ran Gaza's civilian government and said Mohammed al‑Farra had resigned to clear the way for a transfer of administrative tasks to the US‑backed National Committee for the Administration of the Gaza Strip (NCAG).
- Hamas offered to hand over civilian administration to the 15‑member NCAG but explicitly rejected unconditional disarmament and said its security forces and police would remain responsible for areas under its control.
- The NCAG was created by President Trump's Peace Board but has not taken up duties because Israel has restricted member entry to Gaza and the committee lacks access to operate on the ground.
- Israel and major international donors have made disarmament the central precondition for accepting a new administration and for large‑scale reconstruction funding, leaving the announced transfer politically symbolic and practically stalled.
- Gaza's devastated infrastructure and tight access rules mean public employees will continue basic services for now, civilians face ongoing shortages of water, sanitation and housing, and any reconstruction depends on resolving security and entry conditions.