National Committee for the Administration of Gaza

The National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG; Arabic: اللجنة الوطنية لإدارة غزة) is a committee set up to manage day-to-day operations of the civil service and administration in the Gaza Strip in the aftermath of the Gaza war and its related peace plan. It is composed of 15 politically independent Palestinian technocrats and is supervised by the international Board of Peace.

National Committee for the Administration of Gaza
اللجنة الوطنية لإدارة غزة
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Overview
Established	16 January 2026
Country	Palestine
Polity	Gaza Strip (under UNSC Resolution 2803)
Leader	Ali Shaath
Appointed by	Palestinian factions: Fatah Hamas Other factions
Responsible to	Board of Peace
Website	https://x.com/NCAG

Background

The Gaza war began in October 2023 following a series of coordinated armed attacks carried out by Hamas and several other Palestinian militant groups in southern Israel on 7 October 2023. United States president Donald Trump proposed a 20-point peace plan in late September 2025, which was accepted by both Hamas and the Israeli government, resulting in a ceasefire coming into force in the Gaza Strip on 10 October 2025.

Formation

Negotiations and selection process

The Gaza peace plan, unveiled by Donald Trump on 29 September 2025, proposed that "Gaza will be governed under the temporary transitional governance of a technocratic, apolitical Palestinian committee, responsible for delivering the day-to-day running of public services and municipalities for the people in Gaza".

On 14 October, Egyptian foreign minister Badr Abdelatty stated that fifteen Palestinian technocrats had been chosen to lead a post-war interim administration for the Gaza Strip. He added that the list had been agreed on by all Palestinian factions, including Hamas, and had been vetted by Israel.

On 24 October, Hamas announced it was willing to hand "over the administration of the Gaza Strip to a temporary Palestinian committee composed of independent technocrats, which will manage the affairs of life and basic services in cooperation with Arab brothers and international institutions".

On 8 November, Vice President of the Palestinian Authority, Hussein al-Sheikh, stated that the Palestinian Authority and Hamas had agreed that any future Palestinian technical government for the Gaza Strip would be led by a minister suggested by the Palestinian Authority with health minister and former mayor of Gaza City, Maged Abu Ramadan, being named as a possible candidate.

The formation of the committee was authorised by United Nations Security Council Resolution 2803 on 17 November. The resolution also made it clear that the technocrats were to be from Gaza only and not from the West Bank.

On 23 November, it was reported that the Palestinian Authority and Hamas had jointly agreed a shortlist of forty potential members for the Palestinian Committee and need to agree on fifteen members to suggest for the committee from that list.

Launch

The membership of the committee was announced on 14 January 2026 with Ali Shaath as chair. The establishment of the committee was welcomed by the majority of Palestinian factions, including Hamas, as well as the Palestinian Authority and the governments of Egypt, Qatar and Turkey. It held its inaugural meeting in Cairo, Egypt on 16 January.

In its founding statement, chairman Ali Shaath stated that the committee would focus on establishing security in the Gaza Strip and restoring infrastructure destroyed during the war, including electricity, water, healthcare, and education.

However, on 20 January, it was reported that Israel had blocked the committee members from entering Gaza, for unclear reasons. Egypt and the United States were reportedly working to try and facilitate its entry.

Members

The committee's members were selected and agreed upon by the Palestinian factions, including both Hamas and Fatah, and were vetted by Israel. Despite some past political affiliations, including Shaath's previous ties to Fatah, all members are currently independents and the committee is being formally presented as nonpartisan.

As of 16 January 2026, the membership of the committee was as follows:

Portfolio	Incumbent	Period
Chief Commissioner	Ali Shaath	2026–present
Agriculture	Abdul Karim Ashour	2026–present
Education	Jaber Al-Daour	2026–present
Finance	Bashir Al-Rais Ali Barhoum	2026–present
Health	Ayed Yaghi	2026–present
Housing	Osama Al Saadawi	2026–present
Interior	Sami Nasman	2026–present
Justice	Adnan Abu Warda	2026–present
Land Authority	Arabi Abu Shaaban	2026–present
Municipal Affairs and Water	Ali Barhoum	2026–present
Social and Women's Affairs	Hana Tarazi	2026–present
Religious Affairs	Rami Halas	2026–present
Telecommunications	Omar Shamali	2026–present
Trade and Economy	Ayed Abu Ramadan	2026–present
Tribal Affairs	Husni Al-Mughni	2026–present

Aims, powers, and limitations

Shaath released a mission statement on 18 January 2026, which says that the committee will focus on establishing security control, restoring basic services, maintaining peace, and fixing the economy.

However, in practice the committee's powers are limited to civilian affairs, and Hamas will therefore continue to retain de facto security control over Gaza. The militant group recently enhanced its presence on its side of the Yellow Line to show that it alone can help the committee and maintain security. However, the Board of Peace, which is supposed to supervise the committee, includes staunchly pro-Israel figures and wants to disarm Hamas. Following a 26 January meeting between Shaath and BoP member Tony Blair, it was clarified that the NCAG would have no role in the disarmament of armed groups.

The committee has no political powers to represent Gazans or establish international relations. It exists outside the framework of the Palestinian Authority, which grants all official documents to Gazans and manages education, health, relief, and other sectors there to varying degrees.