| لجنة حماس المؤقتة | |
 Emblem of Hamas | |
| Government overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 31 July 2024 |
| Preceding Government | |
| Type | Provisional government |
| Jurisdiction | Gaza Strip |
| Headquarters | Doha, Qatar |
| Government executives |
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TheHamas temporary committee (Arabic:لجنة حماس المؤقتة) is a five-person ruling committee that was formed byHamas following theassassination ofIsmail Haniyeh on 31 July 2024 to facilitate decision-making given the difficulty of communicating with the newly appointed chairman,Yahya Sinwar, who wasbased in the Gaza Strip. The committee is based inDoha, Qatar, and is tasked with making strategic decisions and governing Hamas during theGaza war and "exceptional circumstances". It is made up of five members:Khaled Mashal,Khalil al-Hayya,Zaher Jabarin, who represent thePalestinian diaspora, theGaza Strip and theWest Bank, respectively, as well as chairman of theShura CouncilMuhammad Ismail Darwish, and an unnamed official who serves as secretary of thePolitical Bureau.[1][2]
Following thekilling of Sinwar inRafah on 16 October, the committee initially discussed the possibility of appointing a single successor, but eventually opted to rule Hamas through the committee until the scheduled leadership elections in March 2025.[3][4][5]
On 24 October 2024, Hamas confirmed that it was discussing a successor to Sinwar and that it would announce their name once the selection process was complete.[6]
On 9 September 2025, all members of the temporary committee were targeted in anIsraeli airstrike on Doha, which failed to assassinate the leadership ofHamas in Qatar.[7][8][9]
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Position | Residence | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) | Khaled Mashal خالد مشعل (born 1956) | Former chairman of the Hamas political bureau from 1996 to 2017 and Hamas representative for thePalestinian diaspora | Doha, Qatar | [10] |
.jpg) | Khalil al-Hayya خليل الحية (born 1960) | Deputy chairman of the Hamas political bureau since 2024 and Hamas representative for the Gaza Strip | Doha, Qatar | [10] |
 | Zaher Jabarin زاهر جبارين (born 1968) | Leader of the Hamas financial bureau since the mid-2010s and Hamas representative and leader in the West Bank since 2024 | Turkey | [10] |
 | Muhammad Ismail Darwish محمد إسماعيل درويش | Chairman of the Hamas Shura council since 2023 | Doha, Qatar | [10] |
| Unnamed official[a] | Secretary of the political bureau whose identity remains classified for security reasons | Doha, Qatar | [10] |
