Ali Shaath

Gaza peace plan faces delays as Hamas only signals partial disarmament - opinion

Gaza’s future may be on hold, but perhaps its governance could eventually be linked to a wider national framework and future elections.

|ByNEVILLE TELLER
Nickolay Mladenov, the Board of Peace’s lead envoy for Gaza. The offer conveyed by Hamas presupposes that the Board of Peace and its Palestinian administrative committee are up and running, but this is not the case currently, the writer says.
Chair of the Palestinian National Committee for the Administration of Gaza, Ali Shaath looks on during a meeting with Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty (not pictured), in Cairo, Egypt, January 19, 2026.

NCAG chief admits he threw stones at Israeli soldiers in Gaza when he was 'still young'

“I actually was the organizer of this activity or this national act in the city of Khan Yunis [in the Gaza Strip]," Chief Commissioner Ali Shaath said in an interview.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
A vehicle carries Egyptian soldiers near the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, in Rafah, Egypt, August 6, 2025

Rafah crossing to open next week amid search for Ran Gvili's remains, Gaza officials say

"I am pleased to announce the Rafah crossing will open next week in both directions. For Palestinians in Gaza, Rafah is more than a gate. It is a lifeline and symbol of opportunity," Shaath said.

|ByREUTERS