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Le Monde · 2026-05-26
The launch of the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza on January 17 offered a faint glimmer of hope, as it was presented as a transitional body meant to govern Gaza in place of Hamas under Donald Trump’s peace plan unveiled in September 2025, with promises of sustainable prosperity and Palestinian rights. Four months later, phase 2 of the plan has stalled, while the Israeli army has expanded its control over Gaza to nearly 60% of the territory, and more than 800 Palestinians have been killed since the ceasefire was declared in October 2025.
The launch of the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza on January 17 offered a faint glimmer of hope, as it was presented as a transitional body meant to govern Gaza in place of Hamas under Donald Trump’s peace plan unveiled in September 2025, with promises of sustainable prosperity an…
It was a faint glimmer of hope in the long night Gaza is going through. On 17 January, Ali Chaath inaugurated the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (CNAG). The new chief commissioner of this body, meant to administer the Palestinian coastal strip in place of Hamas as part of the peace plan unveiled by Donald Trump in September 2025, promised to “turn the transitional period into a foundation for sustainable Palestinian prosperity” and to “guarantee the path toward genuine Palestinian rights and self-determination.” In Washington, Steve Witkoff, the all-purpose negotiator for the American president, had announced the move to phase 2 of the Trump plan, which was supposed to lead from a “ceasefire to demilitarization, technocratic governance, and reconstruction.”
Four months later, phase 2 is at a standstill. The Israeli army is tightening its grip on the territory a little more each day. It now occupies nearly 60% of its area, compared with 53% initially. More than 800 Palestinians, overwhelmingly civilians, have been killed by the Israeli army since the declaration of the ceasefire in October 2025, out of a total of more than 72,000 dead since 7 October. Five Israeli soldiers have died in fighting in the enclave over seven months.
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