CAIRO (AP) – Hamas announced Sunday that it is dissolving the current government. Gaza A Palestinian technocratic leadership committee will take over the territory, as required under the US-brokered peace plan. However, the group did not provide details on when the changes would take place.

Hamas and the rival Palestinian Authority, the internationally recognized representative of the Palestinian people, have not released the names of the technocrats, who are not supposed to be politically involved, and it remains unclear whether they will be removed by Israel and the United States.

The Peace Commission, an international organization led by President Trump, is supposed to oversee government and other aspects of peacekeeping operations. ceasefire The agreement, which includes the disarmament of Hamas and the deployment of international security forces, went into effect on October 10. Board members have not been announced.

Meanwhile, the death toll in Gaza since the ceasefire continues to rise, with three Palestinians killed by Israeli gunfire, according to a Palestinian hospital official.

The ceasefire began with a cessation of fighting and the release of hostages held in Gaza in exchange for thousands of Palestinians held by Israel. The agreement is still in its first stages, as work continues to recover the remains of the last hostage left in Gaza.

An Egyptian official, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss private information, said Hamas was sending a delegation to consult with Egyptian, Qatari and Turkish officials about moving to the second phase.

The future of Gaza governance in flux

Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassem called for accelerating the creation of a technocratic committee in a comment posted on his Telegram channel on Sunday.

Egyptian officials said Hamas would meet with other Palestinian factions this week to finalize the creation of the committee. The Hamas delegation will be chaired by chief negotiator Khalil al-Khaiya, the official said.

Mr Trump said: “Peace Committee” “The commission will oversee the commission and deal with the disarmament of Hamas, the deployment of international security forces, the withdrawal of additional Israeli troops, and the reconstruction of Gaza. The United States has reported little progress on any of these fronts, but the members of the board are expected to be announced this week.”

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday. Bulgarian diplomat Nikolai Mladenov Elected Executive Secretary of the Board of Directors. Mr. Mladenov is a former Bulgarian defense and foreign minister who served as UN special envoy for Iraq before being appointed UN special envoy for Middle East peace from 2015 to 2020. During that time, he built good relations with Israel and frequently worked to ease tensions between Israel and Hamas.

Also on Sunday, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar met with Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Mogi in Jerusalem. Saar said Israel is committed to implementing Trump’s plan, and Motegi expressed Japan’s willingness to play an active role in the ceasefire.

According to Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Motegi visited the civil-military coordination center where the ceasefire situation is being monitored. He was also scheduled to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian officials in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

Violence continues in Gaza

In Gaza, two men were shot dead in the southern town of Bani Suhaira, according to Nasser Hospital, which received the bodies. A man was killed by Israeli gunfire in Gaza City’s Tufa district early Sunday morning, according to Al Ahly Hospital, where the body was taken.

In response to a question about the Tahha incident, Israeli forces said they fired and hit “terrorists” who approached troops in northern Gaza. In a later statement, the military said it had killed a “terrorist” who approached troops in southern Gaza.

Israel and Hamas have accused each other of violating the ceasefire. More than 400 Palestinians have been killed in continued Israeli military attacks in the Gaza Strip, according to local health authorities.

Israeli military says any action It has been carried out in response to violations of the agreement since the ceasefire began.

Israeli police arrest government official

Israeli police announced Sunday that they are questioning a senior official in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office on suspicion of obstructing an investigation into the leaking of military secrets to a German tabloid last year.

Israeli media identified the official as Netanyahu’s chief of staff, Tzachi Braverman, who is expected to become the next ambassador to Britain in the coming months.

He is the latest official to be embroiled in the scandal, in which Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s aides are accused of leaking classified information to the German tabloid Bild in an effort to improve public perception of him. Gaza In 2024.

it is, Bombshell interview by Suga News Netanyahu’s former press secretary, Eli Feldstein, said he had a secret meeting with Braverman in an underground parking garage late at night regarding the leak. Feldstein, who prosecuted the case, said Braverman offered to “terminate” the investigation into the leaked information.

Opposition leader Yair Lapid immediately called for Braverman’s ambassadorship to be suspended. “It is unacceptable that a person suspected of obstructing a critical security investigation should become the face of Israel in one of Europe’s most important countries,” Lapid wrote to X.

In response, Mr. Searle defended Mr. Braverman’s appointment, saying he would not be removed from his appointment until he is formally charged or goes to trial.

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Frankel reported from Jerusalem. Associated Press writer Melanie Lidman in Tel Aviv, Israel contributed to this report.

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This version corrects that the six hostages were killed in 2024.

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