ISTANBUL Dr. Ali Shaath officially began his duties as head of the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG), saying his first act was adopting and signing the committee’s mission statement. “Today, as my first official act, I adopted and signed the NCAG Mission Statement, affirming our governing mandate and operating principles,” Shaath said late Saturday in a statement on US social media company X. He said the NCAG is “authorized by UN Security Council Resolution 2803 and