Supreme Administrative Committee (Gaza)

The Supreme Administrative Committee, also known as the Gaza Administrative Committee, was the governance body established by Hamas to oversee Gaza's ministries in 2017.

Hamas established the committee in March 2017. Mahmoud Abbas, president of the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank, decried the move as Hamas creating a shadow government and trying to entrench its control in Gaza.[1]

On 17 September 2017, Hamas announced it was dissolving the Supreme Administrative Committee in response to Egypt's efforts as part of the Fatah–Hamas reconciliation process. The Third Hamdallah Government was expected to assume the committee's administrative responsibilities in Gaza.[2]

Some legal experts believed that the existence of the Supreme Administrative Committee conflicted with the 2003 Palestinian Basic Law and was illegitimate.[3]

  1. ^ Liebermann, Oren (2017-09-17). "Hamas makes move toward Palestinian reconciliation". CNN. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  2. ^ Abu Amer, Adnan (2017-09-22). "Hamas awaits Abbas' response after dissolving Gaza administrative committee". Al-Monitor. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  3. ^ Abu Amer, Adnan (2016-10-27). "What's behind Hamas' latest Cabinet reshuffle in Gaza?". Al-Monitor. Retrieved 25 October 2023.