Overview
- The National Committee for the Administration of Gaza replaced its neutral bird logo with a golden eagle emblem closely resembling the Palestinian Authority’s seal, differing mainly by the NCAG acronym.
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said the logo shown to Israel was different and declared that Israel will not accept a PA symbol or any PA role in governing Gaza.
- Formed last month by a US-led Board of Peace, the NCAG is a technocratic body overseen by Nickolay Mladenov and positioned as an alternative to Hamas.
- Despite Israel’s stance, Netanyahu acknowledged that PA representatives would participate in the operational mechanism at the Rafah crossing under international supervision.
- Hamas said it had completed preparations to transfer authority to the NCAG, while a leaked memo reported by Kan instructed operatives to continue functioning as if nothing had changed.