Report: Hamas plans to dissolve its Gaza government to allow in technocratic panel

Hamas is reportedly moving toward dissolving its Gaza governing body to make way for a committee of Palestinian technocrats meant to govern the Strip in the postwar transition from its rule, the Saudi newspaper Asharq Al-Awsat reported Sunday.

Two sources in the group told the paper that Hamas's move would be meant to usher in the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG), which has not yet entered the Strip amid Hamas's refusal to disarm.