# What to know about Gaza working groups and their mandate

https://mins.news/en/item/25228

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-18 13:58 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/18/what-to-know-about-gaza-working-groups-and-their-mandate?traffic_source=rss

> The United States and Israel have created two bilateral working groups linking Gaza’s reconstruction to complete demilitarisation. One is tasked with collecting and destroying weapons and dismantling tunnels, while the other addresses sanitation, water and public health. Analysts warn that US-led weapons control could provoke Hamas and other factions and reduce a political crisis to a municipal one.

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