The Gaza Strip is governed by Hamas which assumed control of the territory on 11 June 2007 after seizing it from the rival Fatah-controlled Palestinian Authority (PA). The Hamas administration was first led by Ismail Haniyeh from June 2007 until February 2017; then by Yahya Sinwar until his killing in October 2024; then by Mohammed Sinwar until his assassination in May 2025; then by Izz al-Din al-Haddad until his assassination in May 2026; then by Mohammed Odeh until his assassination the same month. During the Gaza war, the group lost control over most of the Gaza Strip to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). As a result of the Gaza peace plan, agreed in October 2025, the IDF currently controls approximately 53% of the territory, and Hamas is set to hand over power to the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza, as endorsed by United Nations Security Council Resolution 2803.