Bangladesh, July 7 -- Hamas has announced that it will hand over power in Gaza to a new technical administration.
This had been agreed to by the Board of Peace, which has been overseeing the implementation of last year's ceasefire agreement between the militants and the Israeli government.
Hamas, classified by multiple countries as a terrorist organization, has governed the Gaza Strip for nearly 20 years, since region-wide elections were last held in 2006.
The Gaza Strip is considered occupied under international law as Israel continued to control all borders even after it withdrew its settlements and soldiers in 2005. Since the beginning of the Israeli ground invasion following the October 7 terrorist attacks in 2023, Israeli soldiers h...