Hamas spokesperson Hazem Qassem called the announcement on the second phase an "important positive development" and said they are "fully prepared to hand over the administration of the Gaza Strip" to the NCAG.

The U.S. announced the launch of “Phase Two” of President Donald Trump’s Gaza cease-fire plan on Wednesday, officially embarking on the “demilitarization, technocratic governance, and reconstruction” of the territory.

The United States said on Wednesday it is launching the second phase of its plan to end the Gaza war, even as key elements of the first phase - including a complete ceasefire between Israel and Hamas - remain unfulfilled.

U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy, Steve Witkoff, on Wednesday announced the establishment of a technocratic Palestinian body that will play a role in administering the war-ravaged territory under a phased U.

Dangerous living conditions persist in Gaza after more than two years of devastating Israeli bombardment and aid shortfalls.

The United States says it’s moving into the next phase of a Gaza ceasefire plan involving disarming Hamas, rebuilding the war-ravaged territory and establishing the group of Palestinian experts that will administer daily affairs.

Israel placed and later moved control markers in three areas, with placed deeper inside Gaza than maps suggested.

A senior figure in the armed wing of Hamas, a Hamas policeman, and a senior figure in the militant group Islamic Jihad were among at least ten people killed on Thursday in a series of Israeli strikes across Gaza,