Overview
- An Israeli military assessment seen by Reuters warns Hamas is likely to retain influence without verifiable disarmament, even under a technocratic framework.
- Gaza-based sources report Hamas appointed five district governors tied to the al-Qassam Brigades and replaced senior figures in the economy and interior ministries, with a new deputy health minister shown touring hospitals.
- An Israeli document says at least 14 of 17 ministries and 13 of 25 municipalities have resumed operations compared with the height of the war.
- Multiple sources say Hamas is collecting taxes, including on smuggled goods such as cigarettes and mobile phones, and continues paying public servants and fighters about 1,500 shekels per month.
- Hamas says it is ready to transfer administration to Ali Shaath’s U.S.-backed technocratic committee but says Israel has not allowed its entry, as Israel rejects any future Hamas role and Trump’s Board of Peace holds its inaugural Washington meeting to review the transition and expected stabilization-force commitments.