Overview
- Hamas announced the dissolution of its Government Emergency/Monitoring Committee in a move reported Monday that its head Mohammed al-Farra resigned to facilitate a handover of civilian authority.
- The National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG), led by Ali Shaath, says it is ready to take charge but remains based outside Gaza and has been blocked from entering the territory.
- Hamas said civil service staff would stay in post while it continues to exercise security and policing in areas it controls and made no commitment to disarm its armed wing.
- The Trump-appointed Board of Peace and Israeli officials welcomed the statement with caution, saying they will judge progress by actions not promises and demanding consolidation of weapons under a single authority.
- Humanitarian and implementation hurdles persist because Israeli forces control much of Gaza, daily strikes and restricted crossings continue, and key mechanisms such as weapons custody and an international stabilisation force are not yet in place.