Hamas dissolves Gaza governing body after two decades in power

Hamas has announced that it will hand over power in Gaza to a new technical administration.  This had been agreed to by the Board of Peace, which has been overseeing the implementation of last year's ceasefire agreement between the militants and the Israeli government. Hamas, classified by multiple countries as a terrorist organization, has governed the Gaza Strip for nearly 20 years, since region-wide elections were last held in 2006. "The head of the government's emergency committee Mohammed al-Farra has officially submitted his resignation," said Ismail al-Thawabta, a Hamas media spokesman,said the militant group is ready to turn over governance to the Palestinian technocratic committee that’s meant to lead the enclave under the agreement. The move marks a significant political shift by militant group Hamas, which has run Gaza since its fighters seized control from rival Palestinian movement Fatah in 2007.Hamas’ statement made no mention of disarmament, one of the key requirements under the second phase of the ceasefire deal, which the group has so far refused.

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Meanwhile,US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace has said that the Palestinian technocratic committee tasked with governing Gaza must control all weapons, shortly after Hamas announced it has dissolved the body that ruled the territory.