Amjad Al-Shawa denies his selection as the head of the committee that will manage the Gaza Strip.

The Director of the Palestinian Network of Non-Governmental Organizations, Amjad Al-Shawa, denied reports about receiving any official call to assume the presidency of the technocratic committee expected to manage the Gaza Strip in the upcoming phase.

Al-Shawa stated in a contribution on the Egyptian "Al-Hayat" channel that the claims in this regard have no basis in truth, adding, "There are many loyal individuals in the Gaza Strip capable of bearing responsibility, and in any position, I will support any committee working to save what can be saved and spare our people further suffering."

He clarified that "taking on these tasks is not an honor but a difficult and complex assignment," pointing out that "the success of any committee depends on the convergence of joint Palestinian efforts and international political and humanitarian support, especially given that more than 90% of the population in the Strip needs assistance."

Al-Shawa, who said he stands at an equal distance from all Palestinian factions, called for the necessity of uniting forces and factions within a unified committee to confront attempts at displacement, end the aggression, and begin relief and reconstruction operations.

Recently, Israeli and Arab media reported that Hamas and the Palestinian Authority agreed to appoint the lawyer Amjad Al-Shawa as the head of a technocratic committee to manage the Gaza Strip during the transitional phase, but this awaits official American approval of the decision.

Reports indicated that Washington is considering approving Al-Shawa's appointment due to his status as an independent civilian figure with international acceptance, while Israeli sources described him as close to Hamas without organizational affiliation, maintaining balanced relations with various political forces in Gaza. However, subsequent official statements revealed a Palestinian disagreement regarding the official qualifications that should be met by the head of this committee.

Amjad Al-Shawa was born in Gaza City on April 24, 1971, and obtained a diploma in teacher training for the deaf in 1991, a bachelor's degree in business administration from Al-Quds Open University in 1995, and a master's degree in American studies from Al-Quds University in 2008.

Al-Shawa serves as the General Director of the Palestinian Network of Non-Governmental Organizations "PNGO" in the Gaza Strip and as the Deputy Commissioner-General of the Independent Commission for Human Rights "ICHR/Ombudsman."

He has worked as a coordinating face between local and international NGOs and has been one of the prominent voices denouncing the tightening of aid entry and the deliberate Israeli starvation against civilians in the Gaza Strip during the genocide war.

It is noted that the network of NGOs managed by Al-Shawa serves as an umbrella for a large number of charitable and relief associations in Gaza, and has been a crucial hub in organizing local responses for distributing aid, documenting needs, and advocating before the United Nations and donor agencies.

Throughout the years of the blockade imposed on the Gaza Strip since 2007, Al-Shawa contributed to and participated in solidarity campaigns and coordinated campaigns to pressure for lifting the blockade and ending the isolation policy of the Strip.

He previously worked as a teacher and public relations coordinator at the "Our Children for the Deaf" Association and participated in support files for persons with disabilities and projects aimed at protecting children and their health and educational rights.

Under the PNGO umbrella, he organized training workshops in advocacy, emergency management, and relief coordination among local and international actors.

In 2007, he coordinated an international campaign to lift the blockade on Gaza and called for ending the blockade and enhancing international support for Palestinian issues.

Between 1998 and 2002, he was the coordinator of a Palestinian group affiliated with Amnesty International and served on the Committee for the Care of Palestinian Children with Disabilities from 1996 to 1998. He has also been the Vice President of the Board of Trustees of the Our Children for the Deaf Association since 2017.

Al-Shawa has prepared reports and publications on the humanitarian situation in Gaza, particularly regarding the effects of the Israeli blockade, and his works have been published in various international Arab media outlets.