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Hamas Dissolves Gaza Government as National Committee Prepares to Assume Administration

Hamas announces it is dissolving the governing committee that has run the Gaza Strip for nearly two decades to allow a technocratic administration to take civilian control.The movement says Mohamed al Farra resigned and that the National Committee Gaza, led by Ali Shaath and formed under the Board of Peace during talks led by Donald Trump after last October’s ceasefire, is ready to assume responsibilities when it gains access and resources inside Gaza.Palestinian factions meeting in Cairo have welcomed the step, but the transfer faces immediate obstacles because Hamas insists disarmament must be part of a broader Palestinian political initiative while Israel opposes disarmament outside that framework and continues to control substantial parts of Gaza.Analysts say the decision is politically significant but largely symbolic until concrete arrangements on weapons, borders and the withdrawal of Israeli forces are agreed and the National Committee Gaza can operate on the ground.
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