Gaza Genocide27 January, 20262 min read
Hamas Demands To Keep 10,000 Police Officers In U.S.-Backed Gaza Administration
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Hamas seeks to absorb about 10,000 police officers into a U.S.-backed Gaza administration Israel is likely to oppose Hamas's demand to retain its police within the new administration
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Gaza governance proposal
Hamas has publicly pushed to integrate roughly 10,000 of its police officers into a U.S.-backed technocratic administration for Gaza called the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG). It has also invited about 40,000 civil servants and security personnel to cooperate with the new body. Reporting presents the NCAG as a U.S.-backed, technocratic 15-member committee chaired by Ali Shaath that is intended to exclude designated foreign terrorist organisations.
“Hamas has told its more than 40,000 civil servants and security personnel to cooperate with a U.S.-backed technocratic body, the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG), and says it is working to incorporate them into the new administration.”
Hamas officials say they are ready to hand over governance immediately. They are simultaneously seeking to protect jobs and preserve security roles for their personnel while negotiations proceed.
Hamas security and staffing
Hamas is explicitly pressing to retain its roughly 10,000-strong police force within the NCAG-run security structure. It also seeks to protect the employment of around 40,000 civil servants, even while publicly signalling a willingness to cede formal control to the technocratic committee.
Reports say Hamas told its staff to cooperate and that some police have already resumed duties. Hamas also acknowledged that restructuring and retirements could occur under the new administration.
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Security and stabilization challenges
Security remains the central unresolved issue, with U.S. and NCAG leaders demanding the decommissioning of heavy weapons and the registration of personal arms. Hamas is believed to still hold hundreds of rockets and thousands of light weapons. Observers and media reporting raise serious doubts about whether the appointed NCAG security overseer, Sami Nasman, can operate effectively inside Gaza, and potential international troop contributors to any stabilization force are hesitant because of safety concerns.
“The NCAG and U.S. want heavy weapons decommissioned and personal arms registered; Hamas is believed still to hold rockets numbering in the hundreds. Observers also question whether the NCAG’s appointed security overseer, Sami Nasman, can operate effectively.”
Israel's stance on Gaza governance
Israel’s stated position creates a major political obstacle. All three outlets report that Israel has ruled out any role for Hamas in Gaza’s future administration and is likely to oppose admitting Hamas-affiliated personnel to the NCAG, tying further troop withdrawals to Hamas surrendering weapons. That opposition complicates the NCAG plan because the balance between international stabilization forces, safe entry for outside officers, and assurances about weapon decommissioning remains unsettled.