Washington (Parliament Politics Magazine) January 17, 2026 – Israel objected to the Trump administration’s announcement of a Gaza executive committee composition describing the selections as uncoordinated with Jerusalem and contrary to Israeli government policy. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu instructed Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar to raise concerns directly with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio following White House unveiling of members including Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan. The committee implements President Trump’s Gaza reconstruction plan second phase featuring Palestinian technocratic administration international security force Hamas disarmament alongside overarching Board of Peace chaired by Trump.
The Gaza executive committee announced January 16 includes Secretary Rubio Trump Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff son-in-law Jared Kushner former British Prime Minister Tony Blair Apollo Global Management CEO Marc Rowan World Bank President Ajay Banga deputy national security adviser Robert Gabriel Israeli-Cypriot billionaire Yakir Gabay UAE minister Sigrid Kaag UN Middle East coordinator. Netanyahu office statement confirmed absence Israeli coordination contradicted policy principles Foreign Minister Sa’ar-Rubio demarche scheduled Palestinian committee oversight daily Gaza operations reconstruction project vetting demilitarisation verification humanitarian access coordination mandate execution.
Ragıp Soylu reported Israeli diplomatic response details. Ragıp Soylu said in X post,
“BREAKING — Israel says US had not consulted the make up of the Gaza Board of Peace with Israeli authorities, and it contradicts Netanyahu’s policies Netanyahu asked FM Sa’ar to take the matter up with Rubio.Trump extended an invitation to Erdogan for the board”
Gaza ceasefire second phase reconstruction committee formation
White House transitioned Gaza ceasefire plan second phase January 2026 following October 2025 initial phase hostage releases humanitarian aid increases partial Israeli withdrawals completion. Executive committee oversees Palestinian technocratic administration Gaza daily operations international security force deployment Hamas disarmament reconstruction $25 billion decade-long commitment verification mechanisms implementation Board of Peace strategic oversight President Trump chairmanship.
Committee mandate encompasses reconstruction materials vetting Rafah crossing management humanitarian convoys facilitation governance capacity building security sector reform demilitarisation compliance monitoring Arab Peace Initiative normalisation incentives coordination multilateral consensus formation execution. Palestinian committee technocratic professionals interim Gaza administration economic civilian affairs management Israeli security coordination preservation Hamas governance structures elimination preconditions satisfaction operational implementation.
Netanyahu office uncoordinated policy contradiction statement
Prime Minister Netanyahu’s office Saturday statement confirmed Gaza executive committee announcement lacked Israeli coordination contradicted government policy core principles Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar directed contact Secretary Marco Rubio demarche delivery. Statement omitted specific composition objections Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan inclusion Erdogan Board of Peace invitation Israeli-Turkish relations tensions Hamas support allegations Ankara regional positioning Gaza reconstruction participation opposition documentation.
Israeli government spokesperson declined composition specifics comment Jerusalem strategic affairs community highlighted Turkey Muslim Brotherhood sponsorship Hamas facilitation Gaza reconstruction role concerns Israeli security interests accommodation prerequisites satisfaction multilateral engagement conditionalities execution diplomatic protest registration US channels coordination operational continuity assurance provision.
Source Intel highlighted Netanyahu instructions. Source Intel said in X post,
“NEWIsrael said the Gaza Executive Board announcement was not coordinated and contradicts its policy.Benjamin Netanyahu has instructed the foreign minister to raise the matter directly with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio.(I’m sure having Turkey, a state sponsor of the Muslim Brotherhood, on a so called peace board was hardly reassuring.)”
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Israel said the Gaza Executive Board announcement was not coordinated and contradicts its policy.
Benjamin Netanyahu has instructed the foreign minister to raise the matter directly with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
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— Open Source Intel (@Osint613) January 17, 2026
Executive committee membership trump administration nominees
US Secretary Marco Rubio chairs executive committee Trump Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff coordinates reconstruction implementation son-in-law Jared Kushner Arab Gulf states coordination former British Prime Minister Tony Blair Quartet Roadmap implementation experience Apollo Global Management CEO Marc Rowan private sector reconstruction financing World Bank President Ajay Banga multilateral development assistance deputy national security adviser Robert Gabriel policy coordination.
Israeli-Cypriot billionaire Yakir Gabay business perspective reconstruction investment UAE minister Abrahamian normalisation agreement implementation Arab Peace Initiative framework Sigrid Kaag UN Middle East coordinator humanitarian access facilitation technical coordination mandate execution. Committee excludes official Israeli government representatives Gabay private sector capacity multilateral consensus formation reconstruction urgent requirements facilitation Israeli security cooperation bilateral channels preservation diplomatic balancing execution.
Turkish foreign minister hakan fidan controversial inclusion
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan inclusion prompted strongest Israeli objections Ankara Hamas political leadership hosting Gaza reconstruction participation facilitation Muslim Brotherhood affiliated governance structures support allegations Israeli security establishment concerns regional positioning documentation. Israel repeatedly opposed Turkish Gaza role reconstruction oversight Hamas disarmament verification preconditions satisfaction multilateral frameworks bypassing direct bilateral negotiations final status core interests accommodation prerequisites fulfilment rejection unilateral legitimisation premature determination.
White House confirmed President Trump extended Board of Peace invitation President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Turkish regional coordination Gulf states balancing Arab Peace Initiative implementation facilitation reconstruction funding commitments operational implementation Cairo Amman consensus execution diplomatic inclusivity demonstration Hamas elimination demilitarisation verification mechanisms technical assistance coordination.
Palestinian technocratic committee gaza daily operations mandate
White House announced Palestinian committee technocratic professionals interim Gaza administration economic civilian affairs daily operations management Rafah crossing coordination reconstruction project implementation humanitarian aid distribution governance transparency accountability mechanisms establishment. Committee oversight executive board reconstruction vetting demilitarisation compliance verification international security force deployment Hamas disarmament operational coordination Israeli security coordination West Bank stability maintenance Arab states technical assistance provision.
Palestinian Islamic Jihad expressed dissatisfaction committee makeup Israeli specifications reflections Hamas governance structures elimination preconditions satisfaction reconstruction participation exclusion operational implementation concerns documentation second-largest Gaza militant faction position statement recorded multilateral framework engagement conditionalities execution.
Board of peace trump strategic oversight chairmanship
President Trump chairs Board of Peace strategic oversight Gaza reconstruction Palestinian administration transition international security force deployment Hamas disarmament Arab normalisation incentives coordination decade-long $25 billion reconstruction commitment implementation verification mechanisms multilateral consensus formation execution. Board membership disclosures pending Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney acceptance confirmation senior aide Agence France-Presse statement additional heads of state Gulf monarchies European leaders invitations extended diplomatic inclusivity reconstruction urgent requirements facilitation.
Board operational mandate encompasses final phase transition sovereign Palestinian governance structures Israeli security guarantees recognition Jewish state demilitarisation verification Arab Peace Initiative normalisation agreements implementation final status negotiations bilateral track exclusive forum designation multilateral technical coordination limited scope execution diplomatic balancing Israeli core interests accommodation.
Foreign minister gideon sa’ar rubio demarche scheduled
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar scheduled demarche Secretary Marco Rubio conveying Israeli government position Gaza executive committee uncoordinated composition policy contradiction core principles registration diplomatic protest US coordination channels operational continuity assurance provision. Sa’ar Knesset Foreign Affairs Defence Committee briefing confirmed Netanyahu instructions multilateral frameworks conditionalities Israeli security interests accommodation Hamas elimination demilitarisation verification PA governance reform transparency accountability fundamental reforms preconditions satisfaction diplomatic strategy execution.
Israeli Ambassador Washington Yechiel Leiter State Department demarche delivery Netanyahu office coordination National Security Adviser Tzachi Hanegbi White House National Security Council Middle East Director coordination channels objection registration technical coordination mandate clarification Turkish inclusion concerns diplomatic dialogue continuation reconstruction implementation facilitation execution.
White House confirmed Gaza ceasefire October 2025 initial phase completion October 10 commencement hostage releases humanitarian aid increases partial Israeli withdrawals second phase transition January 2026 Palestinian technocratic administration international security force Hamas disarmament reconstruction implementation verification mechanisms execution. Trump envoy Steve Witkoff X post confirmed phase progression Hamas final deceased hostage remains return humanitarian access facilitation reconstruction materials vetting Rafah crossing management operational coordination multilateral consensus formation execution.
State Department spokesperson January 17 briefing confirmed Israeli objection registration coordination channels operational continuity assurance executive committee technical mandate reconstruction project vetting governance capacity building demilitarisation verification avoiding final status political negotiations direct bilateral track preservation Israeli-Palestinian core interests accommodation diplomatic balancing execution.
Regional reactions palestinian islamic jihad dissatisfaction
Palestinian Islamic Jihad statement criticised executive committee makeup Israeli specifications reflections Hamas governance elimination preconditions satisfaction reconstruction participation exclusion operational implementation concerns Gaza second-largest militant faction position documentation multilateral framework engagement conditionalities execution. Arab League Cairo coordination confirmed Gulf states reconstruction commitments UAE normalisation Abraham Accords extension Saudi Arabia Vision 2030 economic diversification reconstruction participation governance reform conditionalities satisfaction technical assistance coordination.
Egypt Foreign Minister Rafah crossing management Jordan West Bank stability UNRWA reform mandate clarification European Union governance transparency mechanisms multilateral development banks World Bank African Development Bank reconstruction financing disbursement conditionalities verification mechanisms implementation Cairo Summit Amman consensus execution diplomatic facilitation regional stability coordination execution.
Reconstruction funding commitments decade-long plan breakdown
Executive committee oversees $25 billion decade-long reconstruction commitment Saudi Arabia $7 billion UAE $5 billion Qatar $3 billion Kuwait $2 billion Egypt $1.5 billion Jordan $1 billion multilateral institutions World Bank IMF African Development Bank contributions coordination. Funding disbursement conditionalities governance reform transparency verification Hamas elimination demilitarisation verification mechanisms PA security sector modernisation institutional capacity building Arab Peace Initiative normalisation incentives satisfaction multilateral consensus formation execution.
Private sector Apollo Global Management Marc Rowan reconstruction investment platforms impact funds infrastructure development economic zones workforce training Gulf Cooperation Council coordination normalisation agreements implementation reconstruction urgent requirements facilitation Israeli security cooperation preservation bilateral channels maintenance diplomatic balancing execution.