Hamas is expected to announce the dissolution of the body that has effectively served as its government in Gaza, according to two Hamas sources cited by Asharq Al-Awsat. The move is reportedly intended to clear the way for the “Gaza Management Committee,” also known as the technocrats committee, to enter the Strip and assume administrative authority.

According to the report, the body set to be dissolved is the “Committee to Follow Up on Government Activity,” which has functioned as Hamas’s governing arm in Gaza. The incoming technocrats committee is headed by Ali Shaat.

One Hamas source said the announcement dissolving the committee could come as early as Monday, while another said only that the move is expected soon without giving a specific date.

At the same time, Hamas and other Palestinian faction sources said a new round of talks is expected to be held in Cairo within two days in an effort to narrow gaps over the second phase of the fragile Gaza ceasefire agreement.

The report says Cairo is also expected to host meetings within roughly 48 hours with Palestinian factions, led by Hamas, as mediators including Egypt, Qatar, and Turkey continue trying to stabilize the agreement and advance its next stages.

The sources also said there is information indicating that Nikolay Mladenov, Gaza’s representative on the “Peace Council,” has arrived in Egypt to take part in the discussions alongside American officials involved in the council and international stabilization forces. However, his participation could not be independently confirmed, and people around him have previously said his involvement depends on progress in negotiations over the agreement’s clauses following Hamas’s response, and the response of other factions, to the latest updated proposals.

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