Press Statement Issued by Gaza’s Government Media Office Regarding the Resignation of the Head of the Government Emergency Committee, the Dissolution of the Government Emergency Committee, and the Completion of Preparations to Transfer Administrative Responsibilities to the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza.
“To our steadfast and resilient Palestinian people,
Over the past period, the government authorities in the Gaza Strip have taken a series of practical steps and repeatedly announced, with complete clarity, their full readiness to hand over the responsibility of governance to the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza. Today, we are not merely reaffirming this position and our principled commitment; we are translating it into concrete actions on the ground by taking new, decisive strategic steps that practically pave the way for fulfilling this national responsibility.
In affirmation of this sincere national commitment, and in a new governmental step reflecting absolute seriousness and a firm determination to ensure the successful reorganization of the Palestinian internal front and the transfer of governance in the Gaza Strip to the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza, as well as in response to the supreme interests of our Palestinian people and in an effort to alleviate the immense suffering caused by the ongoing genocide, the delay in reconstruction, the continued siege and closure of the crossings, and the Israeli occupation’s continued refusal to withdraw from the Gaza Strip, we announce the following:
All administrative and legal preparations for the transfer of the governmental system in the Gaza Strip have been fully completed. These arrangements have been formally and transparently presented to the national team representing the Palestinian factions and forces, the Higher Committee of Clans and Tribes, civil society institutions, and in the presence of the United Nations observer representative.
Accordingly, the Chairman of the Government Emergency Committee and Acting Head of Government Follow-up, Mohammad Abdel Khaleq al-Farra, has submitted his official resignation from his position, and the Government Emergency Committee has been dissolved, reaffirming the seriousness of these measures, implementing the agreed arrangements, and facilitating the administrative transition.
We assure our Palestinian people that those remaining within the governmental system are solely technical and professional employees, who will remain at their posts to ensure the uninterrupted delivery of public services and prevent any administrative or technical vacuum that could harm our people, in accordance with the roadmap agreed upon by the Palestinian factions in Cairo.
We affirm unequivocally that all personnel responsible for providing public services are state employees and are fully prepared to work under the authority of the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza, in full compliance with its directives and decisions.
In conclusion, we call on all relevant parties to immediately expedite the entry of the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza so that it can begin carrying out its national and administrative responsibilities, strengthen the resilience of our people, and help heal their wounds.”
