Ismail Haniyeh

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Hamas announced on January 11, 2026 it would dissolve its Gaza administration once a new Palestinian technocratic leadership committee assumed control, as required under a U.S.-brokered peace framework. The plan, announced by Trump on September 29, 2025 and signed October 9, called for a National Committee for the Administration of Gaza led by technocrats and supported by an international Board of Peace. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff announced Phase 2 on January 14.

President Trump issued a public ultimatum to Hamas on September 7, 2025, declaring it a "last warning" to release all remaining hostages or face unspecified military consequences. Trump's statement came as Israeli strikes intensified across Gaza and ceasefire talks had stalled for weeks. Special envoy Steve Witkoff was dispatched to the region but Hamas rejected the ultimatum, citing continued Israeli military operations as precluding negotiation.

Hamas militants launch a surprise multi-pronged attack on Israel from the Gaza Strip, killing approximately 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and taking approximately 240 hostages. The attack includes rocket barrages, infiltration by land, sea, and air, and mass killings at Israeli communities bordering Gaza and at the Nova music festival. The attack triggers the Israel-Hamas war, with Israel declaring war and launching a massive military response. President Biden condemns the attack as "pure, unadulterated evil" and pledges unwavering U.S. support for Israel's right to defend itself.