Hamas leader: The movement affirmed its readiness to hand over its duties in the Gaza Strip to a "technocrat" committee

Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassem announced on Saturday evening a clear decision taken by the movement to dissolve the governmental bodies currently managing affairs in the Gaza Strip, should an agreed-upon technocrat committee be formed.

Qassem affirmed in a press statement that the movement is ready to hand over all duties to a "technocrat" committee, stressing Hamas's commitment to facilitating all procedures to ensure the committee's success in performing its tasks. He also called for accelerating the formation of this body to begin its responsibilities towards the Strip.

This announcement coincided with statements by the movement's leader, Basem Naim, in which he affirmed that the ceasefire plan proposed by US President Donald Trump, and adopted by the Security Council in Resolution 2803, is facing clear difficulties.

Naim attributed this difficulty to what he described as the evasion of his commitments by the occupation's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, accusing him of working to escalate the situation and sabotage the agreement to return to war in search of saving his political future.

Naim highlighted the continuous violations by the occupation, pointing to the martyrdom of 13 Palestinians yesterday, Friday, in various areas under what he described as fabricated pretexts. He reiterated the following points:

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Resistance's Commitment: He affirmed that the resistance has committed to all its obligations according to the agreement, as testified by mediators and the United States. Readiness for the Second Phase: He stressed the movement's readiness to deal positively with the second phase, including the immediate formation of a Palestinian body to administer Gaza and Hamas's withdrawal from the governmental scene. Basic Demands: He linked the success of the plan to the full opening of crossings in both directions and the implementation of the remaining clauses clarified to the mediators. Leader Basem Naim warned that the continued escalation and the catastrophic humanitarian situation in Gaza put the credibility of the mediators and the American guarantor at stake.

He concluded by emphasizing that this situation is unsustainable and could lead to an expansion of the conflict in the region, which Netanyahu appears to be seeking to avoid his inevitable political fate.