What key issue remains unresolved despite Hamas stepping aside from governance?

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Hamas’s disarmament remains the key unresolved issue
Even though Hamas said it is ready to step aside from day-to-day governance, the thorny issue left unresolved is its disarmament. The second phase of the Gaza ceasefire, which includes Hamas’s disarmament, has been stalled for months, and Hamas has not agreed to disarming itself. Hamas is also demanding the establishment of a Palestinian administration before it will consider handing over any part of its arsenal.
What Hamas said would happen after it stepped aside
Hamas announced it was dissolving the body that has governed Gaza for nearly two decades, with the aim of facilitating an administrative transition. It said it had handed in a resignation for the head of the government’s emergency committee, Mohammed al-Farra, and that the committee would be dissolved to enable the shift to the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG). Hamas also stated it was ready to hand over governmental responsibilities to the NCAG.
What the NCAG transition is meant to enable
The dissolution clears the way for the NCAG to take on administrative responsibilities, with the committee headed by Palestinian technocrat Ali Shaath. The NCAG has been based in Cairo for months, and this has been linked to reported Israeli objections to its entry into Gaza. Hamas’s move is framed as removing “pretexts” for continued Israeli actions in Gaza.
Why the ceasefire’s second phase has not moved forward
The transition to the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire has been stalled for months, and that phase includes Hamas’s disarmament. The earlier phase involved the release of the last Israeli hostages held by Hamas in exchange for Palestinians detained by Israel, but it did not resolve the disarmament issue. As a result, the disarmament requirement remains the key sticking point preventing phase two from progressing.
The specific sticking point Hamas has not agreed to
A central problem highlighted by commentators and the negotiation context is not the dissolution of Hamas’s governing committee, but agreeing to disarmament. Hamas has not agreed to disarming itself, which is described as the sticking point. Hamas is also demanding the establishment of a Palestinian administration before it will consider handing over any part of its arsenal.

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