Government authorities in the Gaza Strip have announced they have finished all preparations to transfer control of the territory to a newly established body known as the National Committee for Gaza Administration, or NCGA.
As part of the handover process, Mohammad Abdel Khaleq Al-Farra stepped down from his dual role as head of the Government Emergency Committee and acting head of Government Follow-up. The Government Emergency Committee itself was also formally dissolved to clear the way for the transition.
The Government Media Office issued a statement saying the moves reflect a genuine willingness to give up governing authority. “Today, we are not merely reaffirming this commitment and our firm principled position; rather, we are translating it into concrete actions on the ground by taking new and decisive strategic steps that pave the way for fulfilling this national responsibility,” the statement read.
Officials said all administrative and legal groundwork for the transfer had been completed and shared with representatives from Palestinian factions and political groups, the Higher Committee of Clans and Tribes, civil society organizations, and a United Nations observer representative.
The statement noted that only technical and professional staff would remain in leadership roles during the changeover, in order to keep government services running without interruption and to prevent “any administrative or technical vacuum that could harm our people.” Those arrangements, officials said, align with the roadmap agreed upon by Palestinian factions during talks held in Cairo, Egypt.
Public service workers would continue as state employees operating under the authority of the NCGA, the office added, working “in full compliance with its directives and decisions.”
The statement also called on all relevant parties to move quickly, urging them “to expedite the immediate deployment of the National Committee for Gaza Administration so that it may assume its national and administrative responsibilities, strengthen the resilience of our people, and help heal their wounds.”
Officials described the steps as being driven by the best interests of the Palestinian people and the urgency of moving the authority transfer forward without further delay.
