GAZA, (Palestine Foundation Information Center), The Hamas Movement has welcomed the formation of a committee to administer the Gaza Strip, stressing the need to oblige Israel to implement its obligations under the ceasefire agreement, especially with regard to the opening of the Rafah border crossing and the withdrawal of its forces from the Strip.
The Movement’s position was conveyed on Wednesday by senior Hamas official Taher an-Nunu after the US administration announced the start of the second phase of the Gaza agreement.
Speaking to Al Jazeera, Nunu affirmed Hamas’s support for the creation of a committee to oversee Gaza’s affairs, saying its launch marks a long‑prepared, practical step towards easing the suffering of Palestinians in the Strip.
Nunu stressed that Hamas would spare no effort to ensure the committee’s success in its mission in order to achieve stability and pave the way for life to return to normal in the Gaza Strip.
Commenting on US envoy Steve Witkoff’s announcement of the start of phase two of the ceasefire agreement, al-Nunu reiterated Hamas’s commitment to the terms it had signed, expressing hope that Israel would likewise be compelled to honor its obligations, most notably with regard to the opening of the Rafah crossing in both directions, the full withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza, and the unrestricted entry of goods, humanitarian aid, and construction materials.
Israel and the Palestinian resistance agreed last October on US president Donald Trump’s 20‑point plan, which stipulates that a Palestinian technocratic body, overseen by an international peace council, would administer the Gaza Strip during a transitional period.
The Palestinian administrative body, composed of 14 members, will be headed by Ali Shaath, a former deputy minister in the Palestinian Authority who was responsible for developing industrial zones.
