The administration of the Palestinian territory of Gaza announced on Monday that it’s dissolving a special committee that was managing the affairs of the war-torn region.
This is being done in line with the ceasefire spearheaded by US President Donald Trump that envisaged handing over the power to a team of technocrats to run the region.
As part of the process, Gaza's Emergency Committee is dissolved, and its acting chairman has resigned as preparations are made to transfer the administration of the enclave to the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG).
Gaza ceasefire began in October 2025 after weeks of diplomatic efforts and mediation by Egypt, Qatar and Türkiye.
The process was divided into two phases.
Phase one, in effect since 10 October 2025, delivered a truce, a prisoner exchange and a partial Israeli withdrawal, though Israel continued near-daily strikes throughout. Phase two shifts the focus to demilitarisation, technocratic Palestinian governance and reconstruction, built around the US-led "Board of Peace."
The second phase was launched in January 2026, aiming to shift from a ceasefire to transitional Palestinian governance and reconstruction.
In a statement, the Gaza Government Media Office said it had completed the administrative and legal arrangements required for the handover of the territory's governing system.
It said the preparations had been presented to a national team representing Palestinian factions and political groups, the Higher Committee of Clans and Tribes, and civil society organisations, in the presence of a UN observer.
According to the statement, Mohammed Abdul Khaleq al-Farra, acting head of the Government Follow-up Committee and chairman of the Emergency Committee, submitted his resignation, while the committee was formally dissolved to facilitate the transition.
The NCAG describes itself as a non-political body responsible for managing Gaza's day-to-day civil affairs. Comprising Palestinian public figures, it has operated from Cairo since mid-January but has yet to begin carrying out its duties inside the Gaza.
‘Ready to assume duties’
The head of a Palestinian committee tasked with administering Gaza said his committee is fully ready to assume its duties “once the necessary capacities and requirements for its work are available.”
“The basic requirements for the success of the committee’s work include one authority, one law with a clear reference, and one weapon under this authority,” Ali Shaath, head of the NCAG, said in a statement.
“These conditions are needed to provide the political, administrative, and security environment necessary for the committee to carry out its duties effectively and serve the interests of all Palestinians in Gaza,” he added.
Türkiye joins Gaza's Board
The White House unveiled the executive board for Gaza governance plan last January.
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan joined the board's executive board for Gaza's governance planalongside Steve Witkoff, Jared Kushner and Tony Blair.
The board is chaired by President Trump, with NCAG led by Dr Ali Sha'ath, a former Palestinian Authority deputy minister. Nickolay Mladenov, a former UN envoy to the peace process, was appointed high representative for Gaza, while Major General Jasper Jeffers was appointed Commander of the International Stabilization Force.
Egypt, Qatar and Türkiye, the ceasefire's mediators, continue negotiating disarmament and reconstruction terms with Hamas, whose armed wing has rejected disarmament demands absent a full Israeli withdrawal from the Palestinian enclave.
