Hamas dissolves Gaza government in symbolic move ahead of eventual transfer of power to NCAG

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6 July 2026, 1:13 pm

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Nurit Yohanan is The Times of Israel's Palestinian and Arab world correspondent

A crowd greets Islamic Jihad and Hamas terror operatives as they arrive for the handover of hostages to the Red Cross in the south Gaza Strip town of Khan Younis, Jan. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

The Hamas government in Gaza has announced the resignation of the so-called “Emergency Committee” — the Hamas-led administration that governs the Strip — in preparation for the transfer of authority to the technocratic National Committee for the Administration of Gaza.

The Hamas government says in its announcement that all civil servants will continue providing services as usual, describing them as “public employees who are ready to work under the responsibility of the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG).” Hamas also says it has completed all the administrative steps necessary to transfer authority.

The move is largely symbolic and has little practical effect. It appears intended to demonstrate that the terror group is willing to hand over the administration of the Gaza Strip to the National Committee, in line with US President Donald Trump’s 20-point plan for Gaza.