Hamas and Fatah Agree to Manage Post-War Gaza

Fatah and Hamas have agreed on the creation of a social support committee responsible for managing civilian life in the Gaza Strip in the aftermath of the war, the Lebanese channel reported on Tuesday Al-Mayadeen. The organizations, which met in Cairo, decided that the committee would be led by the Palestinian Authority and that its creation would therefore not lead to a split between Gaza and Judea and Samaria. The committee will be composed of officials who are not identified with either organization and will manage civilian life in the Gaza Strip in all areas, “for the good of Palestinian citizens.”

The committee will include “between 10 and 15 members, who will be competent national figures” and will have all the necessary powers to carry out its work. The committee will be established after holding a gathering of all Palestinian factions in Cairo, which will prepare the final agreement for its creation, and will continue to work in cooperation with Israel as was the case before the October 7 attacks.

Two days ago, Hamas spokesman Jihad Taha told a Qatari newspaper that the terrorist organization's delegation's visit to Cairo was part of mediators' efforts to end the war. Taha added that Hamas is open to proposals aimed at a ceasefire, including a withdrawal of IDF forces from the Gaza Strip and dealing with any problems caused by Israel's continued presence in the territory, specifying that the management of Gaza is an internal Palestinian affair.

Palestinian organizations visited Cairo after promoting reconciliation talks in Egypt last month with the aim of creating a unified Palestinian leadership that would challenge Israel. An Egyptian source, who was not privy to the details, told the press that these meetings were aimed, among other things, at achieving a resumption of relations between the Gaza Strip and Judea and Samaria. According to him, Cairo is very concerned about Israel's plans for the aftermath of the war: “These plans aim to perpetuate the division between the West Bank and Gaza and completely derail the two-state solution.”