Little has changed for ordinary Gazans since Hamas’s governing committee dissolved, and many say a shift in who rules means nothing without Israel’s consent.

Palestinians in Khan Yunis collect water from tanker trucks and carry it in jerrycans to their homes amid continued water shortages in Gaza, April 18, 2026. (Photo: Tariq Mohammad/APA Images)Hamas dissolved its government in Gaza to remove any obstacle to reconstruction, but little has changed for ordinary Palestinians in the Strip — because Israel ultimately controls whether the nightmare it has inflicted on them will ever end.

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