Hamas announced on Monday the dissolution of its de facto government in the Gaza Strip and said it was ready to transfer its authority to a group of Palestinian technocrats, as part of efforts to revive a US-backed peace plan that is currently stalled.
This decision is one of the key elements of the post-war governance plan proposed by the American president. Donald Trump after the fragile ceasefire concluded with Israel came into effect in October 2025.
The Islamist movement clarified, however, that the ministries will continue to operate with the officials it has appointed and that it will retain control of security and law enforcement in the sectors of Gaza still under its authority.
The Peace Council established by the Trump administration to oversee the plan indicated that it had taken note of this announcement, while stressing that its assessment will be based on "actions, not promises," in order to meet the needs of the Gazan population.
Israel did not immediately respond. Hamas accuses the Jewish state of regularly violating the ceasefire and failing to comply with the provisions of the plan, which calls for a gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza as Hamas lays down its arms.
The Palestinian movement, however, continues to refuse disarmament as long as Israel continues its military operations in the enclave. According to local medical sources, an Israeli airstrike carried out on Monday killed five people. Israel maintains that its strikes target threats emanating from armed groups.
More than two and a half years after the start of the war triggered by the Hamas attack against Israel on October 7, 2023, the Gaza Strip remains largely devastated.
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