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Gaza: An Org Chart of Nobody

Everything exists. Almost nothing operates inside Gaza.

As of

11 Aug 2026

Actors

Eight

Since

10 Oct 2025

Sources

UN OCHA · UN Security Council · Associated Press · Reuters · Reuters and Associated Press · Associated Press and Reuters

Plate for Gaza: An Org Chart of Nobody
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The transition has a UN mandate, a Board of Peace, a high representative, a Palestinian technocrat committee and an authorized security force. The committee has no confirmed entry into Gaza. Hamas dissolved its oversight body but kept ministries and policing. Israel controls more than 60 percent. The July disarmament roadmap remains contested and unimplemented.

§Key dates

Seven turns · October 2025 to August 2026

  1. 10 Oct 2025

    Ceasefire takes effect

    Effective at noon.

  2. 17 Nov 2025

    Resolution 2803 adopted

    Adopted.

  3. 15 Jan 2026

    NCAG first meets

    In Cairo.

  4. 6 Jul 2026

    Hamas dissolves its civil oversight body

    Ministries and policing functions remain.

  5. 31 Jul 2026

    Disarmament roadmap announced

    Contested and unimplemented.

  6. 2 Aug 2026

    Israel raises serious concerns

    PIJ report remains VERIFY.

  7. 9 to 10 Aug 2026

    Israel rejects the sequence

    Board says the plan remains operative.

The cast

UN Security Council Resolution 2803

holding

Who
The legal framework for the transition.
Wants
VERIFY
Holds
Endorses the Comprehensive Plan. Welcomes the Board of Peace and authorizes an International Stabilization Force.
Now
Adopted 17 November 2025.

Sources P4-S2

Board of Peace

holding

Who
Transitional administration with international legal personality, chaired by the US president.
Wants
VERIFY
Holds
Sets the framework and coordinates redevelopment funding.
Now
Exists outside Gaza.

Sources P4-S2

High Representative for Gaza

holding

Who
Nickolay Mladenov.
Wants
VERIFY
Holds
Leads implementation talks and regional diplomacy.
Now
Active, outside Gaza. Does not run Gaza day to day.

Sources P4-S2

National Committee for Gaza (NCAG)

holding

Who
15 Palestinian technocrats.
Wants
VERIFY
Holds
Intended to run ministries, municipalities and police.
Now
In Cairo. No qualifying source confirms entry into Gaza as of today.

Sources P4-S3

International Stabilization Force

holding

Who
Authorized by Resolution 2803.
Wants
VERIFY
Holds
Intended to monitor the ceasefire and support security with Palestinian police.
Now
Authorized, not fully deployed. Full operational deployment is not confirmed.

Sources P4-S2

Gaza services and police

holding

Who
The day-to-day public services the NCAG is meant to supervise.
Wants
VERIFY
Holds
Existing ministries and staff remained in Gaza.
Now
Handover not complete. The planned transfer of authority is not complete.

Sources P4-S3P4-S4

Hamas civil oversight body

diminished

Who
The civil oversight body Hamas dissolved on 6 July 2026.
Wants
VERIFY
Holds
Ministries and appointed staff stayed in place.
Now
Dissolved, functions remain. Hamas retained security and policing in areas it controlled.

Sources P4-S4

Israeli military control

consolidating

Who
Israeli forces on the ground.
Wants
VERIFY
Holds
AP, 2 August: Israeli forces control more than 60 percent of Gaza.
Now
On the ground. Reuters, 9 August: Israel rejects withdrawal before Hamas fully disarms.

Sources P4-S6

Disarmament roadmap, announced 31 July 2026

AP verified the agreement text. It links police weapons, later heavy-weapon decommissioning, ISF deployment and phased Israeli withdrawal. Israel later rejected the sequencing. Hamas says implementation depends on Israel first meeting its commitments.

DOCUMENTED NOT COMPLETE CONTESTED VERIFY
  1. 01

    NCAG enters Gaza

    NO CONFIRMED ENTRY

    No confirmed entry.

    P4-S5

  2. 02

    Police weapons move to NCAG

    CONTINGENT ON STEP 1

    Contingent on Step 1.

    P4-S5

  3. 03

    ISF deploys

    FULL DEPLOYMENT NOT CONFIRMED

    Full deployment not confirmed.

    P4-S5

  4. 04

    Heavy weapons stored or decommissioned

    TUNNELS AND PRODUCTION SITES DISMANTLED

    Tunnels and production sites dismantled.

    P4-S5

  5. 05

    Israel withdraws in phases

    SEQUENCE REJECTED BY ISRAEL

    Sequence rejected by Israel.

    P4-S6

How the steps depend on each other

  • G1 G2 required before Police weapons cannot transfer to a committee that has not entered.
  • G2 G3 required before Deployment follows the weapons transfer.
  • G3 G4 required before Heavy-weapon decommissioning follows deployment.
  • G4 G5 unlocks Phased withdrawal follows decommissioning.

What is not settled

NCAG entry into Gaza
NOT AGREED No qualifying source confirms entry as of the as-of date. P4-S3
ISF full deployment
NOT AGREED Authorized by Resolution 2803; full operational deployment is not confirmed. P4-S2
Al-Quds Brigades / PIJ consent
VERIFY Consent was reported on 2 August by Saudi media. No qualifying independent wire confirmation was located. P4-S5
Disarmament roadmap
NOT AGREED Contested and not implemented. Israel rejected the sequencing. P4-S5P4-S6

Chains of contradiction

  1. An administration that exists everywhere except Gaza

    1. A UN mandate, a Board of Peace, a high representative and a technocrat committee all exist.
    2. The committee sits in Cairo.
    3. No qualifying source confirms its entry into Gaza.
    4. The ministries actually running Gaza are the ones that were already there.

    P4-S2P4-S3P4-S4

  2. Dissolved, but still operating

    1. Hamas dissolved its civil oversight body on 6 July 2026.
    2. Its ministries and appointed staff stayed in place.
    3. It retained security and policing in areas it controlled.
    4. The body is gone; the functions are not.

    P4-S4

  3. A roadmap whose first and last steps are both blocked

    1. Step one requires the NCAG to enter Gaza, which has not been confirmed.
    2. Every later step is contingent on step one.
    3. The final step, phased Israeli withdrawal, was rejected by Israel.
    4. AP verified the text of an agreement that neither end has begun.

    P4-S5P4-S6

Changelog

  • 11 Aug 2026 File created from the commissioned plate.

Sources

  • P4-S1 UN OCHA Ceasefire effective 10 October at noon 11 Dec 2025 official international institution link pending verification
    What this source establishes
    • Ceasefire date and time
  • P4-S2 UN Security Council Resolution 2803 17 Nov 2025 official international institution link pending verification
    What this source establishes
    • Board of Peace
    • Technocrat committee
    • International Stabilization Force
  • P4-S3 Associated Press NCAG based in Cairo; handover incomplete 6 Jul 2026 wire service link pending verification
    What this source establishes
    • NCAG location
    • Incomplete handover
  • P4-S4 Reuters Hamas dissolves civil oversight body; functions remain 6 Jul 2026 wire service link pending verification
    What this source establishes
    • Dissolution date
    • Ministries and staff remain
    • Retained security and policing
  • P4-S5 Reuters and Associated Press Disarmament roadmap and conditions, 30 July to 3 August 2026 3 Aug 2026 wire service link pending verification
    What this source establishes
    • Roadmap steps
    • Contested implementation
    • PIJ report marked VERIFY
  • P4-S6 Associated Press and Reuters Control above 60 percent; sequence rejected; plan operative, 2 to 10 August 2026 10 Aug 2026 wire service link pending verification
    What this source establishes
    • Israeli control share
    • Rejection of the sequence
    • Plan remains operative

Data range: 10 October 2025 to 11 August 2026.

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