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Hamas tells AFP it is ready to transfer Gaza governance to Palestinian committee

  • On Wednesday, Hamas said it was ready to transfer governance of Gaza to the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza , insisting the Rafah border crossing be fully reopened within days.
  • The US‑sponsored ceasefire that took effect on October 10 envisages NCAG oversight by a 'Board of Peace', which US President Donald Trump will chair, according to Ali Shaath.
  • Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassem said protocols and committees are ready to oversee the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza's complete governance transfer, with citizens' departures and entries monitored in full freedom.
  • The ceasefire's next milestones are disarmament and Israeli withdrawal, but Hamas says disarmament is a red line despite suggesting weapons could transfer to a Palestinian authority.
  • Rafah is Gaza's only non‑Israeli gateway and has been closed since Israeli forces took control in May 2024, except for a limited pedestrian reopening in early 2025.
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Hamas stated on Wednesday 28 January that it was "ready" for a complete transfer of the governance of the Gaza Strip "as quickly as possible." Statements by a spokesman for the Palestinian Islamist movement, who took advantage of it to stress the need for the "Israeli barrier-free" opening of the border post with Egypt, the Rafah crossing. Therefore, it is the National Committee for the Gaza Administration – the technocratic committee set up und…

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Folha de S.Paulo broke the news in São Paulo, Brazil on Wednesday, January 28, 2026.
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