Hamas warns of Israeli attempts to impose an administrative vacuum in Gaza after the dissolution of the emergency committee

Hamas announced on Monday the official dissolution of the governmental emergency committee in the Gaza Strip, a step it described as completing the necessary legal and administrative arrangements to transfer tasks to the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza. The movement affirmed that this resignation, which included the committee's head and the acting head of government work follow-up, Mohammed Abdel-Khaleq Al-Farra, comes in line with recent understandings aimed at arranging internal affairs and managing the sector's matters.

In a press statement, the movement warned of persistent Israeli attempts to impose a state of administrative and field vacuum within the sector, noting that the occupation aims to thwart efforts to restore normal life. Hamas stressed its full commitment to implementing all provisions of the ceasefire agreement and continuing to work accordingly until the National Committee assumes all its administrative responsibilities.

In contrast, the Israeli side expressed strong objection to these developments, with Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar describing the move as a political 'trick.' Sa'ar claimed that Hamas is trying, through this administrative transition, to maintain its military influence in Gaza and adopt a model similar to Hezbollah's situation in Lebanon, which Tel Aviv completely rejects.

Hamas called on international mediators and guarantor states of the agreement to act urgently and pressure the Israeli government to stop its continuous obstruction attempts. It clarified that enabling the National Committee to enter the sector and begin its tasks is the only way to end the humanitarian deterioration, holding the occupation responsible for any repercussions that may result from obstructing this transitional path.

These developments coincide with ongoing intensive discussions in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, the latest round of which took place on June 30 to complete the mechanisms for implementing the agreement. The parties involved in the dialogue seek to overcome obstacles preventing the new technocratic body from commencing its work on the ground amid persistent Israeli intransigence.

It is worth noting that the 'National Committee for the Administration of Gaza' was formed as a transitional body under UN Security Council Resolution 2803, and within the framework of an international plan aimed at managing the transitional phase. The committee held its first meeting in Cairo in mid-January, where it announced its readiness to take over civil and internal security files and oversee reconstruction and economic recovery operations.

Despite repeated announcements of the committee's readiness, it has not yet been able to effectively carry out its tasks from within the Gaza Strip due to continuous Israeli violations. No official clarifications have been issued by international bodies or the Israeli side regarding the real reasons preventing committee members from accessing the sector to begin their legal mandate.

In a related context within Israel, the Knesset approved in its first reading a bill to form an official investigation committee into the security and political failures that preceded the October 7, 2023 attack. This step comes under increasing political and popular pressure within Israel to hold those responsible for the intelligence and military shortcomings that accompanied the outbreak of the confrontation accountable.

The Gaza Strip is experiencing catastrophic conditions after many long months of genocidal war, with statistics indicating more than 73,000 martyrs and almost complete destruction of infrastructure exceeding 91%. Concerns are growing that the Israeli obstruction of the new administrative path will exacerbate the humanitarian crisis and famine threatening hundreds of thousands of displaced people.

The occupation seeks to obstruct the implementation of the agreement and attempt to impose a reality of administrative vacuum in the Gaza Strip with the aim of deepening the suffering of our people.