Palestinian officials say Fatah and Hamas near a deal to appoint a committee of politically independent technocrats to administer the Gaza Strip.

Palestinian officials say Fatah and Hamas are closing in on an agreement to appoint a committee of politically independent technocrats to administer the Gaza Strip after the war. It would effectively end Hamas’ rule and could help advance ceasefire talks with Israel.

Palestinian officials said Tuesday that Fatah and the militant group Hamas were close to an agreement on a plan for administering post-war Gaza. The plan would see Fatah, which governs part of the Israeli-occupied West Bank,

After weeks of deliberation, Fatah and Hamas agreed on Monday to an Egyptian proposal to form a joint committee of politically independent bureaucrats to administer postwar Gaza. Once established, the 12-15-member committee would effectively end Hamas’s rule in Gaza,

Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas and Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas's Fatah party have agreed to create a committee to jointly run post-war Gaza, negotiators from both sides said Tuesday (December 3,

A Palestinian Authority official said the committee would have 12-15 members, most of them from Gaza, and would report to the Palestinian Authority

Post-war Gaza would be run by a committee composed of 10 to 15 non-partisan figures with authority on matters related to the economy, education, health, humanitarian aid, and reconstruction.