The Lebanon model in Gaza: Hamas is working to remain the dominant military force in the Gaza Strip behind the scenes, alongside a formal civilian administration to ensure full control for years to come
Senior security officials say Hamas has already formulated a clear strategy for preserving its rule in Gaza, both militarily and civically.
According to them, Hamas is not troubled by the establishment of the so-called Technocrats Committee that is supposed to manage civilian life in the Strip. From Hamas’s perspective, the committee poses no real threat to its authority. Its twelve members are residents of Gaza with families living there, which means Hamas can, at any given moment, exert pressure on them and on their relatives to achieve its objectives.
Another reason is that the Technocrats Committee intends to continue managing daily life through the existing governmental and municipal bureaucracy in Gaza, which numbers around 40,000 employees.