Hamas publicly threatened to sabotage the new technocratic committee in Gaza between 10:15:47 AM and 10:45:30 AM UTC on February 22, 2026, stating any attempt to bypass Gaza’s Interior Ministry and security forces will fail, according to Hamas-affiliated journalist Ibrahim El Madhoon as cited in an X post by @HowidyHamza. El Madhoon declared that “any attempt to bypass Gaza’s Interior Ministry and its security forces is deemed to fail,” with the post warning that Hamas has no issue igniting civil war to undermine the committee’s work, posted at https://x.com/HowidyHamza/status/2025515064267026548 during this 29-minute window. The statement targets the technocratic committee’s operations amid ongoing tensions in the coastal enclave, with the source emphasizing Hamas’s determination to obstruct efforts perceived as circumventing its authority.
