‘A technocratic shift in Gaza’: National committee formed, security concerns remain

Competing views on Hamas, the role of regional mediators, and the absence of Palestinian political representation at the executive level are shaping the next phase.

Palestinian and regional officials confirmed that Saturday in Cairo, a new National Committee for the Administration of Gaza was formally authorized as part of the transition to what Washington frames as “phase two” of a broader ceasefire-and-reconstruction plan. Egyptian-linked and regional reporting described the Cairo meeting as the committee’s inaugural session and pointed to the signing of its mandate and operating framework.