A snap shot of Head of the National Committee for Gaza Management Ali Shaath. Photo courtesy of Al Jazeera.
Shaath said a new governing authority was operating in “extremely difficult conditions,” citing widespread destruction, acute humanitarian needs, and fragile law and order.
He outlined four immediate priorities: restoring security through a unified civilian police force, reviving economic activity and jobs, sustaining emergency relief, and reestablishing essential services, including electricity, water, healthcare, education, and freedom of movement of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
Shaath also said NCAG aims to train and deploy 5,000 police officers within 60 days and pursue a phased approach to rebuilding governance and stability.
He appealed for continued international backing, describing the effort as a step-by-step process to lay foundations for “lasting peace, dignity and prosperity” for Gaza’s population.
The Israeli genocidal war on Gaza, which killed and wounded more than 250,000 Palestinians, has destroyed most homes and infrastructure in the strip, leaving 2.2 million people without access to basic shelter, healthcare, or educational services.
Since the start of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in October 2025, Hamas police personnel have attempted to restore a semblance of security in the strip in the face of marauding armed gangs, which are backed by the Israeli occupation forces.
In mid-January, Cairo hosted the first meeting of the Palestinian technocrat committee tasked with administering the Gaza Strip under the Gaza peace plan outlined by President Donald Trump and signed by mediators Egypt, Qatar, Turkiye, and the US, during the Sharm El-Sheikh Peace Summit on 13 October to end the Israeli war on the strip.
Kicking off the meeting on Thursday, US President Donald Trump announced that nine board members had pledged $7 billion for Gaza’s reconstruction and committed thousands of personnel to an International Stabilization Force tasked with maintaining security and stability in the strip.
First floated in September 2025 and formally launched in January, the body was conceived as an international platform to craft sustainable solutions to regional and global conflicts, with a primary focus on the Palestinian issue.
Mandated by the United Nations through the end of 2027, the council is entrusted with overseeing the implementation of the Gaza ceasefire agreement and advancing governance and reconstruction arrangements in the Strip.
In his speech to the BoP on Thursday, Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly voiced Egypt’s support for the mandate of the Board of Peace as “the highest umbrella” for managing the transitional period in the Strip.
Madbouly stressed the need to empower Palestinians to administer their own affairs through the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza, adding that the committee must be enabled to operate from within the Strip and across all its areas.
The Egyptian premier also called for clearly defined tasks for Gaza’s executive council to support the work of the national committee, reiterating Egypt’s continued efforts to train Palestinian police personnel to maintain security inside the enclave.
The Trump peace plan to end the war in Gaza stipulates the deployment of an International Stabilization Force to monitor the ceasefire and maintain security in the strip.
So far, five members of the Board of Peace have agreed to send troops to keep the peace in the strip, including Indonesia, Morocco, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, and Albania.
Short link: