The committee of technocrats, which is based in Cairo, is chaired by Ali Shaath, a Gaza-born engineer and former official with the Palestinian Authority. It has a mandate to restore essential services and oversee civilian affairs under the supervision of the U.N. and the Board of Peace.
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Hamas announces dissolution of Gaza governing body
The Palestinian group Hamas has announced the dissolution of the body that has governed Gaza for nearly two decades, paving the way for a technocratic committee to implement civilian rule in the war-ravaged, besieged territory.
The move on Monday marks a significant political shift by Hamas, which has governed Gaza since its fighters seized control from rival Palestinian movement Fatah in 2007 after Hamas won legislative elections the previous year.
Israel threatens Gaza war resumption to force disarmament as âtruceâ frays
In the shattered neighbourhoods of Khan Younis and Deir el-Balah in the Gaza Strip, the roar of Israeli drones and the concussive thud of controlled demolitions are daily reminders that the war has never really ended.
Despite a âceasefireâ in place since October, families continue to pull bodies from the rubble. According to local medical sources, 828 Palestinians have been killed since the âtruceâ began. Now, families in Gaza are bracing for a renewed offensive as Israeli officials threaten to tear up the fragile agreement to force a surrender.
Exclusive: US to close its flagship Gaza mission as Trump plan stalls, sources say
(May 1, 2026)
A U.S. military-run body near Gaza that critics say failed in its mission to monitor the Israel-Hamas ceasefire and boost aid flows to besieged Palestinians is set to be shut by the Trump administration, sources âfamiliar with the matter told Reuters.
The closing of the Civil-Military Coordination Centre in Israel would mark the latest blow to President Donald Trump‘s Gaza plan, already undermined by repeated Israeli attacks since âthe October truce and a refusal by Hamas to lay down its arms.
Israel Knew Hamasâs Attack Plan More Than a Year Ago
(November 30, 2023)
The document circulated widely among Israeli military and intelligence leaders, but experts determined that an attack of that scale and ambition was beyond Hamasâs capabilities, according to documents and officials. It is unclear whether Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu or other top political leaders saw the document, as well.
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Last year, shortly after the document was obtained, officials in the Israeli militaryâs Gaza division, which is responsible for defending the border with Gaza, said that Hamasâs intentions were unclear.
âIt is not yet possible to determine whether the plan has been fully accepted and how it will be manifested,â read a military assessment reviewed by The Times.
Israel Found the Hamas Money Machine Years Ago. Nobody Turned It Off.
(December 16, 2023)
Israeli leaders believed that Hamas was more interested in governing than fighting. By the time the agents discovered the ledgers in 2018, the prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, was encouraging the government of Qatar to deliver millions of dollars to the Gaza Strip. He gambled that the money would buy stability and peace.
Mr. Levy recalled briefing Mr. Netanyahu personally in 2015 about the Hamas portfolio.
Israel Knew Hamasâs Attack Plan More Than a Year Ago
(November 30, 2023)
The document circulated widely among Israeli military and intelligence leaders, but experts determined that an attack of that scale and ambition was beyond Hamasâs capabilities, according to documents and officials. It is unclear whether Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu or other top political leaders saw the document, as well.
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Last year, shortly after the document was obtained, officials in the Israeli militaryâs Gaza division, which is responsible for defending the border with Gaza, said that Hamasâs intentions were unclear.
âIt is not yet possible to determine whether the plan has been fully accepted and how it will be manifested,â read a military assessment reviewed by The Times.
Israeli Police Question Top Netanyahu Aide Over Leaked Document Case
(January 11, 2026)
In November 2024, the Israeli courts lifted a gag order and identified Mr. Feldstein, who was working as a military affairs spokesman for Mr. Netanyahu, as one of the suspects in the case involving the stealing, illegal holding and leaking of a classified military document to a German newspaper, Bild.
Handwritten in Arabic, the document, obtained from Gaza, appeared to lay out Hamasâs plan for psychological warfare against Israel, claiming that Hamas was in no rush to reach a deal to release hostages or to end the war. Some of the messaging aligned with Mr. Netanyahuâs own approach.
Critics said the Bild article based on the leak appeared to be part of a deliberate effort by the prime minister or his loyalists to weaken the domestic campaign for the hostagesâ release and influence Israeli public opinion in favor of Mr. Netanyahuâs negotiating positions.
Gaza ‚board of peace‘ will hold first meeting at Davos, Palestinian American intermediary says
Trump plans to serve as head of the board alongside other world leaders. The board will interact with a committee of Palestinian technocrats in Gaza through Mladenov.
Bahbah said that the âmain entitiesâ responsible for âmanagingâ Gazaâs reconstruction will be established within 30 days. He added that Palestinian factions are expected to meet in Cairo next week, where the names of an independent technocratic committee to manage Gazaâs affairs will be announced.
Israel asked Qatar to increase amount of funds it gave to Hamas month before October 7
Israel asked Qatar to increase the amount of funds it gave to Hamas around a month before the October 7 attacks, Yedioth Ahronoth reported early on Friday.
Israel sought Qatar cash increase for Hamas weeks before October 7
Until now, it had been reported, including in a New York Times investigation published in December 2023, that Israel asked Doha to continue transferring funds to Hamas. It now emerges that Israel went further and actively sought to increase those transfers in response to Hamas threats of escalation in Gaza.
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At this point, it is important to explain the circular arrangement. Beginning in late 2021, in an effort to prevent direct cash transfers to Hamas, Israel, Qatar and Sinwar agreed that Qatar would purchase fuel in Egypt and transfer it as a donation to Hamas authorities. Hamas then sold the fuel to gas stations in Gaza. The sums appeared modest, between $3 million and $10 million, but Hamas profited far more.
Netanyahuâs ex-aide says PM was âbehindâ leak of intel to Bild and lied about it later
(December 24, 2025)
â[Netanyahu] is the one who ultimately was behind the leak,â Feldstein said emphatically, adding that he told interrogators the same thing repeatedly after his arrest and eventual indictment over the matter.
The document in question was an internal Hamas memo purporting to show that the terror group wasnât interested in the compromises necessary to reach a hostage deal. After it was leaked to the Bild, Netanyahu used it to argue that only further military pressure would lead to the release of the hostages.
Israeli military confirms killing of top Hamas commander Raad Saad in Gaza City drone strike
Hamas issued a statement condemning the attack, saying it represented „a blatant violation“ of the fragile Gaza ceasefire agreement which came into effect in October.
âThis crime reaffirms that the [Israeli] occupation is deliberately seeking to undermine and sabotage the ceasefire agreement through its escalating and continuous violations,â the group said in a post on Telegram.
It did not confirm whether a member of the group had been targeted in the attack.
US news site Axios reported that Israel had not warned the US in advance of the strike.
Israeli strike kills one in Gaza as Netanyahu vows to ‚eliminate‘ Hamas
At least 236 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli strikes since the ceasefire took effect, according to the Palestinian health ministry.
Three Israeli soldiers have been killed by Palestinian fighters in the same period, according to the Israeli military.
Hamas says it agrees to hand over Gaza governance to Palestinian technocrats
Hamas said on Friday that it agreed with other Palestinian factions to hand over governance of Gaza to a committee of Palestinian technocrats.
The statement also said the factions agreed to „establishing an international committee to oversee the financing and implementation of the reconstruction of the Stripâ and to take „all necessary measures to maintain security and stability throughout the Stripâ.
The statement followed a meeting in Cairo, Egypt.
Hamas delegation to meet Qatari, Egyptian officials in Cairo
A Hamas delegation is set to meet Qatari and Egyptian officials in Cairo on Monday to discuss the Gaza ceasefire, AFP reported.
The reports said the delegation, headed by Hamas official Khalil al-Hayya, will discuss „the dozens of air strikes that killed dozens in the Gaza Strip“ on Sunday.
Trump says ârebelsâ staged deadly attack on IDF troops in Gaza, echoing Hamas claim
The Israel Defense Forces directly blamed Hamas for the attack, but Trumpâs comment appeared to echo the assertion by the terror group that the incident occurred in an area under Israeli control, where they claim to have had no contact with their operatives for months.
âAs you know, theyâve been quite rambunctious. Theyâve been doing some shooting, and we think maybe the leadership isnât involved in that,â Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One.
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Two Israeli soldiers â Maj. Yaniv Kula, 26, and Staff Sgt. Itay Yavetz â were killed and three were wounded when terror operatives launched an attack on troops in the Rafah area.
Israel bombs Gaza after claiming attack on troops denied by Hamas
The Israeli military said the strikes were in response to an alleged „attack“ by Palestinians on its troops in southern Rafah involving a rocket-propelled grenade and sniper fire.
There were no immediate reports of Israeli casualties.
The armed wing of Hamas, the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, denied any knowledge of or connection to the alleged attack. The group said it has had no contact with its fighters in that area since March.
âWe have no involvement in any events occurring in those areas and cannot communicate with any of our fighters there, if any of them remain alive,â the group said in a statement, adding that it remains committed to the ceasefire.
SHOCKING: Video Shows Hamas Fighters Executing Alleged Collaborators in Gaza City | AH1G
A disturbing video from Gaza shows Hamas fighters executing seven men accused of collaborating with Israel. Reuters verified the footageâs location in Gaza City and confirmed it was filmed Monday. Hamas sources admitted responsibility, vowing zero tolerance for âtraitorsâ as fighters reemerge on Gazaâs streets following the ceasefire.
After Israelâs war halted, who is clashing with Hamas in Gaza?
What happened?
The Sahem unit, an armed unit affiliated with the Interior Ministry, said the clashes started on Saturday when âan outlaw gang killed resistance fighters from the Qassam Brigadesâ, the armed wing of Hamas, near the Jordan Field Hospital in Gaza City.
Witnesses told the BBC that 300 Hamas fighters stormed a residential block where Doghmush gunmen were holed up, and a Palestinian security source told the Reuters news agency that Hamas launched a campaign in Gaza City that killed 32 members of âa gangâ.
According to the Interior Ministry, eight Hamas members and 19 clan members were killed.
Red Cross receives second batch of 13 Israeli captives, local media reports
Israel‘s Channel 12 on Monday reported that 13 Israeli prisoners were released in the second batch and handed over to the International Red Cross in Gaza.
Hamas releases seven captives to Red Cross in Gaza: Reports
The Reuters news agency says Hamas has handed over seven Israeli captives to the ICRC.
It cited an official involved in the operation.
Israelâs YNet and Hayom newspapers have also reported on the move.
Gaza ceasefire: families wait anxiously for hostages release
Hamas has until noon on Monday to hand them to the Red Cross.
Israeli withdrawal in Gaza starts 72-hour clock for release of hostages
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Under the terms of the deal brokered by the US and other mediators, the redeployment means that over the next three days, and before the deadline of 12 p.m. local time on Monday, the hostages held by Hamas will be handed over, and nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners and detainees in Israel will be freed.
Government okays deal, with hostages to be freed 72 hours after IDF pullback in Gaza
The government approves the deal to free all of the hostages from captivity in Gaza, the Prime Ministerâs Office says.
The IDF now will withdraw to new lines inside of the Gaza Strip, after which the 72-hour window for Hamas to release all the hostages will commence.
Gaza ceasefire deal: Hamas, Egypt and Qatar pushing for Marwan Barghouti‘s release
Egypt and Qatar, alongside Hamas, are using „all means available“ to secure the release of Marwan Barghouti as part of the Gaza ceasefire agreement between the group and Israel, three sources informed on the negotiations have told Middle East Eye.
The long-imprisoned Palestinian political leader is on a list âof around one hundred senior Palestinian prisonersâ being discussed ahead of the second phase of the truce deal, a source close to the negotiations said.
âMarwan alongside [a] few others are at the top of that list,â said the source, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to discuss the details.