Overview
- Since the ceasefire and partial Israeli pullback, Hamas has moved to reassert administrative and security control in areas it now holds.
- Residents and merchants report checkpoints, monitoring of incoming goods, fees on items such as fuel and cigarettes, and enforced price controls with fines, which Hamas officials deny.
- Local sources say several dozen Palestinians accused of collaboration or other crimes were executed during the ceasefire period.
- The U.S. State Department says Hamas cannot and will not govern Gaza, adding that a new authority can form after UN approval of President Trump’s plan and noting progress toward a multinational force.
- Analysts warn that delays are entrenching Hamas and risk a de facto partition, as prices stay high, aid remains limited, and Israeli forces continue to hold more than half the territory.