The National Committee for the Administration of Gaza: A National Responsibility in Difficult Times

More than two years and three months have passed for our Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip, and they are living in the most complex circumstances, where the catastrophe is no longer limited to widespread destruction and heavy human losses, but has affected society's ability to endure and persevere, especially concerning their daily lives.
 In light of this exceptional reality, the positive reactions of Palestinians to the formation of the National Committee for the Administration of the Gaza Strip came as an urgent national response, aiming to fill a dangerous void and protect society from chaos and collapse, away from any factional calculations or alternative projects to Palestinian legitimacy.
 The formation of the National Committee came in accordance with UN Resolution 2802 and an announcement by the Peace Council. This announcement, for several reasons, was welcomed by the Palestinian National Authority as a temporary step that serves the interests of our people in Gaza and is consistent with the general national effort aimed at preserving the unity of the land and institutions, and alleviating the suffering of citizens until conditions are ripe for the full return of the Palestinian National Authority to exercise its duties in the Strip.
The positions issued by the legitimate leadership, all factions, and the broader segment of our people, especially in the Gaza Strip, in support of this committee, do not stem from a vacuum, but from a deep understanding that its members are trusted national figures, known for their professional and national history. They are from the Gaza Strip, live among their people, and their families are still under fire. They have tasted – like other members of our people – the horrors of war, lost homes and loved ones, and bear the same daily suffering. This gives their work an ethical and national dimension, and makes them more attached to people's actual needs and priorities, away from any theoretical approaches or decisions isolated from reality.
In my opinion, the National Committee has a real opportunity to provide the minimum services, in terms of relief and shelter, and to secure dignity for our people in the Gaza Strip, after they have shown the highest levels of steadfastness.
And coordinating relief efforts, and supporting municipalities and local institutions, in a way that preserves the citizen's ability to remain, and strengthens their steadfastness. It also forms a framework through which societal trust can be rebuilt, and independent national competencies can be involved, thereby solidifying the concept of comprehensive national administration, and paving the way for a more stable political and administrative phase. This is possible if the entire nation deals with the success of the National Committee as everyone's responsibility. Yes, the committee has an opportunity to achieve this, but it is not without challenges, foremost among them the spread of weapons outside the framework of a single national authority. The absence of national control over weapons poses a direct threat to any civil administration, undermines civil peace, weakens the committee's ability to perform its duties, and most importantly, it gives the occupation pretexts to continue its aggression and destructive policies against our people. This is what we saw yesterday, 31/1/2026, where the number of martyrs reached more than 33 people in one day, in addition to the wounded..
Palestinian weapons must be disciplined national weapons, subject to a unified political decision, and under a comprehensive national authority. The unorganized multiplicity of power centers does not protect Gaza, nor does it serve the national project, but rather exacerbates crises, threatens social unity, and weakens the Palestinian position in confronting the occupation.
Yes, we support the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza, but we must emphasize that the Palestine Liberation Organization is the supreme political authority and the sole legitimate representative of our Palestinian people, and that the Palestinian National Authority is the constitutionally authorized body to manage the affairs of the Palestinian land. Of course, the success of the National Committee is measured by its commitment to these authorities, and this is what we know about its members and about the committee and its ability to work as an interim body, preparing the ground for the return of the National Authority to the Gaza Strip, preserving the unity of Palestinian geography, and rejecting any projects of separation or permanent alternative administration. The success of the committee in its work is a success for all Palestinians, and everyone in the Gaza Strip, especially the Hamas movement, must not obstruct the committee's work in any way.
Supporting the National Committee for the Administration of the Gaza Strip is a responsible national support, but we must not ignore the risks, but rather we must balance the necessities of reality with the constants of the national project. Support aimed at protecting the Palestinian individual, preserving the unity of the land and decision, and transforming this difficult moment into an opportunity to rebuild the Palestinian house, on the basis of partnership, unity, and legitimacy, and I believe this is our opportunity, otherwise we will have entered a stage of exposure, and this is everyone's responsibility. The important thing is that we prioritize the interests of our people over the interests of our parties.