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Hamas dissolves its government in Gaza to transfer power to a UN-backed committee

July 8, 2026 · 1 min read

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Hamas militant group said Monday it had dissolved its government in Gaza and is preparing to transfer power to a technical committee backed by the United Nations as part of a U.S.-brokered ceasefire deal.

Hamas did not say whether it planned to take the crucial step of disarming or handing over security to an international force, but described its decision as evidence of its commitment to Gaza’s reconstruction after years of war.

It was unclear if the move, announced by a lower-level official, would lead to any meaningful change on the ground.

The Board of Peace , the new entity led by President Donald Trump with the mandate of governing and rebuilding Gaza, said it was aware of the Hamas announcement but would assess the impact based on “actions, not promises.” The board stressed in a statement on X that the technocratic committee must control all weapons in Gaza, as laid out in the ceasefire agreement.

At a news conference Monday, Ismail al-Thawabta, general director of the Hamas-run Government Media Office, said “only technical and professional staff” would remain in their positions to run the Palestinian enclave’s day-to-day…

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Тамара Морозова

It’s good if this is true, but words are one thing, but who will really take away all the weapons from Hamas, as this committee demands? Without this, nothing will change on earth; people in Gaza are already tired of promises. I wonder what Trump will say next.

Георгий Киселёв

I agree, Tamara, the words of Hamas have been heard so many times, but they still have weapons in their hands. Without a real transfer of control to international forces, nothing will move, people are really tired. I wonder if Trump will answer this directly or will put pressure again through his commission.