Hamas has announced that major Palestinian factions have agreed to transfer the administration of Gaza to a non-political technocratic committee once the ongoing war concludes. The decision, made during a meeting of Palestinian groups in Cairo, was detailed in a joint statement released on Hamas’s official website.
The statement said all factions consented to entrust Gaza’s administration to a temporary committee of technocrats responsible for managing daily life and basic services in cooperation with Arab states and international organizations.
However, the absence of President Mahmoud Abbas’s camp underscored deep divisions within Palestinian politics. Reports indicate Abbas instructed his representatives to skip the meeting due to differences over Hamas’s participation.
The statement offered no clarity on whether the Palestinian Authority or Fatah would join the proposed body, nor how its members would be selected.
Beyond governance, the factions also pledged to adopt a unified stance to confront challenges facing the Palestinian cause and to restore the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) as the sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people. Hamas, which is not part of the PLO, has pushed for restructuring the body to reflect broader Palestinian representation.
According to sources, Hamas and Fatah delegations also held separate talks in Cairo to discuss the second phase of the U.S.-backed ceasefire plan and agreed to continue dialogue on national unity. Egyptian intelligence chief Hassan Rashad met with various Palestinian faction leaders to facilitate discussions.
Meanwhile, U.S. diplomat Marco Rubio proposed an international stabilization force for Gaza to monitor the ceasefire and support post-war reconstruction.
Despite the ceasefire announced on October 10, 2025, Gaza remains devastated, with over 68,000 Palestinians killed since October 2023 and millions displaced amid severe humanitarian shortages.
