Hamas has reached a preliminary agreement with Fatah and other Palestinian factions to establish a technocratic committee for governing Gaza, according to Khalil al-Hayya, a senior official and head of the terrorist organization’s negotiating team, in an interview with Al-Jazeera.
Al-Hayya emphasized that an agreement was reached with Fatah on the matter, despite Fatah’s statement last week opposing Hamas and other factions’ declaration, arguing that the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) was the appropriate framework for addressing the issue of interim administration in Gaza.
“Hamas will not abandon its weapons except with the establishment of a Palestinian state”
Al-Hayya added that the committee would be temporary and should lead to Palestinian elections and the formation of a Palestinian national unity government. However, he did not answer when such a committee could be established, saying he could not estimate the timeline.
He emphasized once again that Hamas will not abandon its weapons except with the establishment of a Palestinian state.
Al-Hayya also referred to October 7th, the day Hamas invaded Israeli territory, saying: “October 7th is the natural result of 77 years of occupation behavior. Therefore, I say that [the attack] – despite the pain of our people, the martyrs and the prisoners – has moved the Palestinian issue to a new stage and has revealed the true face of the occupation.”
