Hamas demands pressure on the occupation to facilitate the entry of the technocrat committee into Gaza

Hamas called on mediators to pressure the Israeli side to allow the national technocrat committee to enter the Gaza Strip to work on the ground, after the occupation authorities prevented committee members from entering through the Rafah crossing. Hamas affirmed that government bodies in Gaza have begun taking measures to facilitate the work of the national committee and hand over the reins of power in the Strip, clarifying that it does not impose any preconditions to ensure the formation of the committee or the start of its work, and said that it expects "professional and independent technical performance."

The government media office in Gaza also confirmed on Monday its readiness to transfer powers to the Palestinian National Committee for the administration of the Gaza Strip, and to complete the handover and takeover procedures, "in a way that ensures an organized transition to institutional work and preserves the rights of employees in the public sector," according to a statement.

The government office said, "Within the framework of ongoing political and administrative developments, and with the announcement of the transition to the second phase, we express our welcome to the Palestinian National Committee for the administration of the Gaza Strip."

It explained that "this committee comes as a step in the context of addressing the administrative and service reality in the Strip, and in line with the priority of a complete cessation of the ongoing aggression against our Palestinian people, ensuring the protection of civilians, and alleviating the humanitarian suffering of our people."

The statement also stressed that government and service work will continue regularly, and that specialized institutions and departments will continue to perform their duties, under exceptional circumstances. Israeli intransigence In contrast, the Israeli mini-cabinet, "the security cabinet," decided yesterday, Monday, not to open the Rafah crossing at the present time, as part of "the confrontation with the United States" regarding the second phase of the American plan, according to the newspaper "Yedioth Ahronoth."

The newspaper quoted a senior Israeli official as saying that "the inclusion of representatives from Turkey and Qatar in the executive council of Gaza was not included in the original understandings between Israel and the United States, and the powers of this new council have not yet been clarified, nor its role."

The Israeli Prime Minister's Office also announced in a statement on Saturday that the announcement of the formation of the executive council for the Gaza Strip, affiliated with the Peace Committee, was made without prior coordination with the Israeli government, considering that this measure "violates the positions and policies it adopts regarding the future of the Strip."

The statement added that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu directed Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar to communicate with his American counterpart Marco Rubio, to discuss this step and clarify the Israeli government's position on it.

Until Friday, the number of approved structures for managing this phase - according to the Security Council resolution - was three: the Peace Council, a Palestinian technocrat committee, and the International Stabilization Force. Then the White House announced on the evening of the same day the addition of a fourth structure under the name "Gaza Executive Council" with the aim of providing comprehensive support for various activities related to governance and service delivery in the Strip. Ali Shaath signed on Sunday the mission statement of the Palestinian National Committee for the Administration of the Gaza Strip (Shaath's account on X) A non-political body The White House had announced that the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza would undertake the tasks of rehabilitating public services, rebuilding civil institutions, stabilizing daily life within the Strip, in addition to laying the foundations for sustainable long-term governance.

The head of the Palestinian National Committee for the Administration of Gaza, Ali Shaath, signed on Sunday the committee's mission statement in his first official action, defining its working principles and frameworks of responsibility. Shaath said that the committee officially began its work from the Egyptian capital, Cairo, in preparation for moving to Gaza and implementing an urgent relief plan.

The Palestinian Technocrat Committee represents the civilian executive arm within the Gaza Strip. It is a non-political committee that manages the daily operations of the civil service and consists of 15 specialized Palestinian figures.

This comes in response to the Security Council resolution, which adopted US President Donald Trump's 20-point plan to end the war of extermination committed by Israel in the Gaza Strip, under its Resolution No. 2803 issued on November 17, 2025.