Technocratic committee overseeing Gaza transition announced Submitted by MEE staff on Thu, 01/15/2026 - 16:26 Hamas and Islamic Jihad earlier welcomed the formation of a new committee to govern Gaza A young Palestinian girl stands at a camp for displaced Palestinians in Gaza City on 2 January, 2026 (AFP) Off The list of names composing the new "technocratic" committee that will oversee a transition of in Gaza as part of the ceasefire to end the Israeli genocide has been announced. According to a list seen by Middle East Eye, the new committee will consist of 15 Palestinians , led by Ali Shaath, a former Palestinian deputy minister for planning. The committee will be overseen by Bulgarian former UN Middle East peace coordinator Nickolay Mladenov. The former diplomat is reportedly set to serve as the high representative of a Donald Trump-led “Board of Peace” tasked with overseeing the implementation of the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire. According to a list provided to Middle East Eye by sources familiar the issue, others on the committee include Omar Shamali overseeing Communications, Abdul Karim Ashour overseeing Agriculture, Aed Yaghi for Health and Aed Abu Ramadan for Industry and Economy. Jabr al-Daour will oversee Education, Bashir Al-Rayes will deal with Finance, Ali Barhoum for Water and Municipalities, Hanaa Tarzi for Relief and Solidarity and Adnan Salem Abu Warda will oversee the Judiciary. Rami Tawfiq Helles will handle Endowments and Religious Affairs , Osama Hassan Al-Saadawi will oversee Housing and Public Works and Samira Helles will cover Energy and Transportation. Egypt said earlier on Wednesday that the majority of Palestinian factions had reached an agreement to support a technocratic committee to govern Gaza, opening the path for the second phase of Donald Trump's Gaza’s ceasefire plan. Hamas backing Hamas and Islamic Jihad said they agreed "to support the mediators' efforts in forming the Palestinian National Transitional Committee to administer the Gaza Strip, while providing the appropriate environment" for it to begin its work. Al-Araby Al-Jadeed earlier reported that committee members were instructed to keep their appointments confidential so that Trump could formally announce the initiative. Gulf leaders convinced Trump to go easy on Iran, say officials Read More » “We were told that President Donald Trump should be the first to announce the formation of the committee,” one member told the Doha-based news outlet. The committee is expected to include figures from Gaza who have no affiliation with any Palestinian political factions in the besieged territory. Sources told Al-Araby that Egypt is likely to host the committee’s first meeting and is coordinating with Israeli authorities to allow some Gaza-based members to travel. At least four members have remained in Egypt since the war began. A senior Hamas source said the group has no objection to the proposed names for membership of the committee. A ceasefire aimed at ending the genocide in Gaza came into effect in October but progress to the second phase of the deal has been complicated by continued Israeli attacks on the besieged territory. Israel killed more than 71,400 Palestinians and wounded at least 171,000 others, according to the Palestinian health ministry during the course of its campagin. Since October, nearly 450 Palestinians have been killed, border crossings have remained largely closed, and restrictions remain on the entry of humanitarian aid. Israel's genocide in Gaza News Post Date Override 0 Update Date Mon, 05/04/2020 - 21:19 Update Date Override 0