Hamas Dissolves Gaza Government Under U.S.-Backed Post-War Plan

GAZA (Terror Monitor) — Hamas announced on Monday that it has formally dissolved its de facto governing authority in the Gaza Strip, marking a major political shift after nearly two decades of administering the Palestinian enclave.

The decision is part of a U.S.-backed post-war framework aimed at restructuring Gaza's civilian administration following the Israel-Hamas conflict.

Hamas has governed Gaza since 2007 after seizing control of the territory from Fatah, following its victory in the 2006 Palestinian legislative elections.

Speaking to AFP, Hamas Government Media Office chief Ismail Al-Thawabta said that Mohammed Farra, head of the Government Emergency Committee, had officially resigned and that the committee had been dissolved to facilitate the transfer of administrative responsibilities to the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza.

He said ministries and civil servants would continue their work, while Hamas would retain responsibility for security and policing in areas that remain under its control.

Under the U.S.-backed framework, administrative oversight is expected to pass to the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza, a 15-member body composed of Palestinian technocrats based in Cairo. Committee chairman Ali Shaath said the body is prepared to assume its responsibilities once adequate resources and conditions are in place.

Hamas said the move was intended to remove what it described as Israel's justification for continuing military operations in Gaza, while accusing Israel of failing to implement key provisions of the ceasefire agreement.

The U.S.-backed Board of Peace, established to oversee the implementation of the post-war framework, acknowledged Hamas' announcement but said any final assessment would depend on actions rather than promises.

Meanwhile, fighting has not completely ceased despite the ceasefire. Palestinian medical officials reported that at least five people were killed in Israeli strikes on Monday.

According to local health authorities, an Israeli airstrike on an apartment in Gaza City's Tel al-Hawa neighborhood killed a husband and wife, while two separate strikes in Khan Younis killed three more people and wounded at least 20 others. One strike reportedly hit a tent sheltering displaced civilians, while another targeted a vehicle.

The Israeli military did not immediately comment on the reported incidents but has maintained that its post-ceasefire operations are aimed at preventing militant threats.

Israel currently controls more than 60 percent of the Gaza Strip. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said those areas will remain as security buffer zones and that Israel has no plans to withdraw.

Nearly two million people in Gaza continue to face a severe humanitarian crisis after months of war, with large numbers displaced and living in tents or damaged buildings.