Egypt has called for the national committee established for the administration of the Gaza Strip to begin work "at the earliest opportunity" and for the completion of other obligations under the first phase of the ceasefire agreement that has been in effect since October 2025.
According to a statement from the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Minister Badr Abdullati received Nikolay Mladenov, the High Representative for Gaza. The meeting discussed developments in the region and ways to strengthen security and stability. The statement did not disclose where the meeting took place.
Abdullati stated that completing the obligations of the first phase of U.S. President Donald Trump's plan is essential. In this context, he expressed that the national committee must begin its work from within Gaza, that an international stability force must be deployed, and that the delivery of humanitarian, medical, and emergency aid to the region must be ensured.
The Egyptian minister said, "These steps will contribute to establishing calm, strengthening security, and preparing the necessary conditions for early recovery and the reconstruction of the region."
The meeting took place at a time when Egypt is continuing its mediation efforts for the implementation of the ceasefire agreement. Egypt hosted a new round of negotiations to discuss the mechanisms for completing the first phase and transitioning to the second phase.
In early June, Hamas announced that a delegation led by Khalil al-Hayya had gone to Cairo to discuss completing the implementation of the agreement, halting Israeli attacks, and transitioning to the second phase. Previously, similar meetings had been held with Egyptian officials and mediators, most recently on April 21.
National committee and Trump's plan
The National Gaza Administration Committee is described as a non-political body responsible for conducting daily civil service affairs. The committee, composed of Palestinian national figures, began its work in Cairo in mid-January 2025 but had not yet started operating inside the Gaza Strip.
U.S. President Donald Trump announced a plan on September 29, 2025, aimed at ending Israeli attacks on Gaza. The first phase of the plan included a ceasefire, a partial Israeli withdrawal, a mutual prisoner exchange, and the entry of 600 trucks of humanitarian aid into the region daily.
On October 9, 2025, Trump announced that Israel and Hamas had agreed on the first phase of the plan, following indirect negotiations conducted in Sharm el-Sheikh with the participation of Turkiye, Egypt, and Qatar, under U.S. auspices.
While Hamas adhered to the terms of the agreement, it was stated that Israel did not fulfill its commitments and continued its attacks, resulting in hundreds of Palestinians being killed or wounded, and that Israel expanded its control in the region.
The second phase includes the establishment of an interim technocrat committee to govern the region, reconstruction, the formation of a Peace Council, the establishment of an international force, an additional withdrawal of the Israeli army from the region, and the issue of Hamas's weapons. Although the Peace Council has been established, a Palestinian technocrat committee operating from Cairo has been formed, and the establishment of an international force has begun, discussions continue on disarmament, Israel's withdrawal from Gaza, and reconstruction.
The agreement came after a two-year genocidal war that Israel launched on October 8, 2023, with U.S. support. This war resulted in the death and injury of tens of thousands of Palestinians, as well as massive destruction affecting 90 percent of civilian infrastructure. The United Nations estimates the reconstruction cost at approximately 70 billion dollars.
