Members of the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades of the Palestinian Hamas movement, in Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip. (File photo: Anadolu Agency/VNA)

The Times of Israel on Tuesday quoted sources involved in the negotiations as saying that the document has six sections, the first of which stresses preserving the unity of Palestinian territories according to the pre-1967 borders. The second deals with strengthening communication between the Palestinian government in the West Bank and the committee in Gaza. Other sections deal with the committee acting according to the Palestinian political system and not creating a separation between the Gaza Strip and other Palestinian territories. 

The plan, which needs the approval of PA President Mahmoud Abbas, calls for a committee composed of 10-15 nonpartisan figures with authority on matters related to the economy, education, health, humanitarian aid, and reconstruction.

The committee will only begin its work after border crossings into Gaza start operating as they did before October 2023, and the Rafah Crossing between Gaza and Egypt is reopened according to a 2005 agreement that put its operation in the hands of Egypt and the Palestinian Authority, under the supervision of the European Union.