Hamas announced Monday that it had dissolved its “Emergency Committee,” the group that has been controlling the Gaza Strip since the October ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. The terrorist organization said the Emergency Committee had resigned as a prerequisite for transferring governance of the Strip from Hamas to the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG).

Hamas said that its civil servants will continue serving in that capacity, saying it has taken all the steps needed to complete the transfer of authority.

“The head of the government’s emergency committee, Mohammed al-Farra, has officially submitted his resignation,” Ismail al-Thawabta, the Hamas government media chief, told AFP.

The Board of Peace, launched by President Trump to oversee his Gaza plan for peace, said, in effect, that they’ll believe it when they see it, expressing its doubt in a statement saying that it will evaluate these developments “by actions, not promises.”

“We have taken note of the announcement today regarding the dissolution of the ‘Emergency Committee’ in Gaza,” the Board of Peace said in a social media statement. “Ultimately, our assessment will be guided by actions, not promises, to meet the critical needs of the people of Gaza.”

The board went on to emphasize that the NCAG must have the ability to administer Gaza completely independently and must have authority over all weaponry.

The Israelis are equally skeptical, with one official dismissing the move by Hamas as nothing more than “spin without any meaning.”

“Hamas fears that [mediators] will declare them to be violating the agreement,” he told an Israeli broadcaster. “Therefore, it is stalling and engaging in spin.”

NCAG was established as a committee of technocratic experts who will manage the day-to-day affairs of Gaza. But with Al Shaath at the helm, critics express the concern that the committee will successfully defuse the security threats posed by Hamas.

Palestinian Media Watch (PMW), a media watchdog that monitors PA media, textbooks and educational materials for hate and indoctrination, revealed that in April 2025 Shaath called Israel a “colonial implant” and referred to the country as the “occupation,” promoting the popular PA belief that the whole land is occupied and all its cities are settlements. He also admitted to participating in terrorist activities.