Overview
- U.S. officials are set to announce a Palestinian technocratic body to run Gaza’s civilian services, with Palestinian sources saying a 14-member panel will be led by Ali Shaath and overseen on the ground by Nickolay Mladenov for the Board of Peace.
- Hamas has instructed Gaza institutions to prepare to transfer authority and says it submitted 40 candidate names to Egyptian mediators; the listed technocrats are expected to meet Mladenov in Cairo.
- Palestinian and Egyptian sources say both Hamas and Fatah have endorsed the committee roster, though Fatah insists any body must derive legitimacy from the Palestinian Authority.
- Major hurdles persist as Hamas refuses to disarm and talks in Cairo turn to weapons handover, further Israeli withdrawals, reopening Rafah, and the deployment and funding of an International Stabilization Force, with donors and troop contributors still hesitant.
- Israel says the plan cannot fully progress until the remains of Ran Gvili are returned, and humanitarian access remains constrained despite the ceasefire, even as Hamas conducts a secret vote to choose a new leader after Yahya Sinwar’s killing.