The Hamas-run government in Gaza announced the dissolution of its emergency committee and transfer of control to the "National Committee for the Administration of Gaza."
At a press conference in Gaza City, Ismail Thawabteh, the head of the media office, announced that government institutions had completed all legal and administrative preparations required to transfer their responsibilities to the proposed National Committee for the Administration of Gaza.
Thawabteh said arrangements were shown to Palestinian factions, clans, civil society, and a UN observer, as Hamas said, to ensure an orderly transition and avoid a vacuum.
As part of the process, Mohammed Abdul Khaliq al-Farra, head of the Government Emergency Committee and acting head of government follow-up, submitted his resignation, while the committee itself was formally dissolved, according to Thawabteh.
Thawabteh noted that ministries and public institutions will keep operating through civil servants focused on essential services, working under the National Committee's authority to implement its decisions.
He urged Palestinian factions to quickly form the committee, calling it a move in the "supreme national interest" to reduce humanitarian suffering from Israel's campaign, blockade, and halted reconstruction.
Meanwhile, Hazem Qassem, Hamas's spokesperson, said the announcement was a political concession to remove Israeli pretexts for delaying a ceasefire.
"The movement advanced in removing occupation excuses, with Hamas fulfilling commitments. Now, mediators, guarantor states, and the U.S. must ensure the ceasefire is implemented," he added.
Qassem said Hamas is ready to hand over all governance and security files in Gaza , emphasising it does not want a governing role after the war.
The announcement comes amid mediation to reach the second ceasefire phase, which likely includes a permanent ceasefire, Israeli withdrawal, and reconstruction efforts.
Negotiations remain deadlocked over Hamas's future, Israeli security, the withdrawal timeline, and governance after the war.
"The announcement should not distract from the central political dispute," Mustafa Ibrahim, the political analyst, told The New Arab . "In fact, the focus on Hamas's withdrawal from civil administration risks creating the false impression that governing arrangements were the principal obstacle to ending the war."
"The real disagreement has never been over who runs Gaza's ministries," he added. "It is Israel's repeated attempts to renegotiate the ceasefire agreement and introduce conditions that were never part of the original understanding."
According to Ibrahim, Israel has delayed implementation of the second phase for months despite commitments that it would include a permanent ceasefire, military withdrawal and reconstruction.
"Instead, Netanyahu's government has substituted those commitments with new demands, most notably Hamas's disarmament, restructuring Gaza's security apparatus and linking reconstruction to these political conditions," he explained.
Ibrahim argued that Israel's continued low-intensity military operations have become part of its negotiating strategy.
"The war itself has become a tool to impose new political outcomes while also serving Netanyahu's domestic calculations and his promise of achieving 'absolute victory'," he continued.
"Palestinians need more than administrative changes. They need genuine political will from all parties to implement the agreement exactly as it was negotiated," he said. Relief matters more than who governs Among Gaza's exhausted population, Hamas's announcement has generated neither widespread celebration nor outright rejection. Instead, it has prompted questions about why the move came only now and whether it can realistically influence Israel's calculations.
Ahmed al-Masri, a 42-year-old displaced resident of Gaza City, believes the decision should have been taken during the first months of the war.
"If this step could help stop the war or reduce people's suffering, then why wasn't it taken much earlier?" he told TNA .
"When discussions first began about the future administration of Gaza, this decision could have been made. People have paid an unbearable price during more than one thousand days of war," he said.
For Khader Abu al-Rous, 37, Hamas has effectively removed one of Israel's most frequently cited arguments.
"Today Hamas announced that it is ready to hand over governance, security and every other responsibility to a national committee," he told TNA .
"If Israel continues the war after this, it becomes increasingly clear that the issue is not Hamas governing Gaza . It is about broader objectives concerning the future of the Strip and the movement itself," he said.
Others remain unconvinced. Khaled Nassar, 50, from Deir al-Balah, doubts Israel's position will change.
"Hamas announced the end of its administration, but employees will remain in government institutions to keep services running," he told TNA .
"Israel can simply argue that the same administrative structure still exists and use that as another excuse to continue the war. The problem is not the committee's name. The problem is that Israel does not appear ready to end the war at all," he said.
Ahed Ferwana, a political analyst from Gaza, believes the announcement should be understood within the broader context of Hamas's evolving political strategy rather than as an isolated administrative decision.
"Hamas appears increasingly willing to separate governance from resistance to prevent Israel from using civilian administration as a justification for prolonging military operations," he told TNA .
"But whether this changes anything depends on Israel, not Hamas," he said. "If Israel rejects every political concession while introducing new conditions, then it becomes clear that the conflict has moved beyond questions of governance to broader strategic objectives." Gaza's residents have become less concerned with institutional arrangements than with achieving a durable ceasefire, according to Ferwana.
"People are no longer debating who governs the Strip," he said. "Their priority is survival, returning to their homes if they still exist, rebuilding their lives and ending a war that has consumed every aspect of daily life." Future hinges on negotiations "Although Hamas's announcement represents its clearest public declaration since taking power in 2007 that it is prepared to relinquish civilian administration, its practical significance remains uncertain," Hussam al-Dajani, a Gaza-based political analyst, told TNA .
"Major questions remain unanswered about the proposed National Committee, including its composition, legal authority, relationship with the Palestinian Authority and whether Israel and the international community would recognise it as Gaza's governing body," he said.
"The decision also does not resolve the broader disputes that continue to block progress in negotiations, including Israeli demands regarding security arrangements, the future of Hamas's military wing, reconstruction mechanisms and long-term governance," he added.
"For Hamas, the announcement appears intended to send several messages simultaneously: to mediators that it is prepared to compromise, to Palestinian factions that it supports a consensual governing framework, to Arab states seeking a post-war political formula and to international actors demanding that Gaza's civilian administration be separated from the movement," he explained.