The main Palestinian political factions, including Hamas, announced on Friday that they had agreed that an independent committee of technocrats would take over the governance of post-war Gaza.
During the meeting in Cairo, according to a joint statement posted on the Hamas website, the groups agreed to hand over “the administration of the Gaza Strip to an interim Palestinian committee made up of independent technocrats.”
It states that the committee will “manage life affairs and basic services in cooperation with the Arab brothers and international institutions.”
The announcement also said the factions agreed to work to unify a common position “to address the challenges facing the Palestinian cause.”
She called for a meeting of all forces and factions to “agree on a national strategy and revitalize the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) as the sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people.”
Hamas is not part of the PLO, which is dominated by its longtime rival Fatah.
An informed source told AFP that delegations from Hamas and Fatah met in Cairo to discuss the second phase of the US-backed Gaza ceasefire plan.
The source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said both sides agreed to “continue meetings in the coming period and work to organize the Palestinian internal front in the face of the challenges posed by the Israeli government.”
Alongside the talks between Hamas and Fatah, Egyptian intelligence chief Hassan Rashad met with senior officials from key Palestinian factions.
Among them were Islamic Jihad, an ally of Hamas, as well as the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – both factions within the PLO.
Hamas and Fatah have a history of deep political rivalry, which erupted into fighting sometime after the 2006 elections, and which has hampered efforts for Palestinian national unity.
In December 2024, they agreed to create a committee for the joint management of post-war Gaza. The agreement has been criticized, especially by Fatah members.
Hamas, which took power in the territory in 2007, has already made it clear that it does not want to govern the post-war territory, but has resisted insistence on disarming its fighters, reports AFP.
(Vijesti.ba / FENA)
