Gaza government dissolves governing body to facilitate transfer of administration

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Hamas spokesperson Hazem Qassem and Director of the Government Media Office in Gaza Ismail Al-Thawabta deliver a press statement outside Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital following the announcement that the head of the Government Emergency Committee had resigned and the committee had been dissolved as part of the transfer of governance in the Gaza Strip to the National Gaza Administration Committee, on July 6, 2026, in Deir al-Balah, Palestine. [Moiz Salhi - Anadolu Agency]https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/AA-20260706-41891548-41891539-GAZA_EMERGENCY_COMMITTEE_DISSOLVED_AMID_GOVERNANCE_TRANSFER_PLAN_IN_DEIR_ALBALAH-1.jpg" style="margin-bottom: 15px;" width="1200" />
Gaza’s government announced Monday the dissolution of its Emergency Committee and the resignation of its acting chairman as part of preparations to transfer the administration of the enclave to the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG), Anadolu reports.

In a statement, the Gaza Government Media Office said it completed the administrative and legal arrangements necessary for the handover of the governmental system in Gaza.

It said the preparations had been presented to a national team representing Palestinian factions and political forces, the Higher Committee of Clans and Tribes, and civil society organizations, in the presence of a UN observer.

According to the statement, the acting head of the Government Follow-up Committee and chairman of the Emergency Committee, Mohammed […]

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