Leaked Hamas Memo, IDF Alert Undercut Gaza Technocratic Transfer

Overview

• An internal Hamas memo instructs Gaza administrators to continue routine duties unchanged, refrain from criticizing the incoming technocratic cabinet, and send information only through Hamas channels.
• Officials are told to avoid direct personal contacts with members of the new administration, a directive that keeps bureaucratic control and information flow in Hamas hands.
• Channel 13 reported that the Israel Defense Forces placed a formal warning on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s desk about a significant Hamas military buildup during the ceasefire.
• The IDF assessment warns that without disarmament Hamas could maintain de facto control of Gaza even if a technocratic government is seated.
• Israel protested the technocratic committee’s use of the Palestinian Authority emblem, with the Prime Minister’s Office stating it will not accept PA participation in Gaza’s administration.