JERUSALEM/GAZA/WASHINGTON - Israel expressed dissatisfaction with the United States on Saturday for forming an executive board to oversee Gaza's transitional administration without coordinating with it.
The Israeli Prime Minister's Office said in a statement that the U.S announcement regarding the composition of the Gaza executive board was "not coordinated with Israel and runs contrary to its policy."
The statement didn't specify the points of disagreement. Israeli media pointed to the government's objection to the presence of Turkish and Qatari officials on the list.
The executive board, unveiled by the White House on Friday, will operate under a US-led "Board of Peace."
The Israeli statement said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has instructed Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar to raise the issue with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
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On Wednesday, Washington announced the commencement of the second phase of its Gaza peace plan, including forming a Palestinian technocratic committee to temporarily administer the post-war Gaza Strip.
Hamas stated on Thursday it is ready to hand over administrative control to the committee and to facilitate its work. The 15-member Palestinian committee began its work in Cairo on Friday, prioritizing Gaza's "humanitarian file."
Meanwhile, the Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine said on Saturday that the composition of the Board of Peace for Gaza announced by the United States serves the Israeli interests.
The movement said in a statement that the composition of the board was "in line with Israeli specifications and served the interests of the occupation, in a clear indication of negative intentions regarding the implementation of the terms of the (ceasefire) agreement."
The movement said it was committed to implementing the terms of the agreement in its first phase, and expressed its readiness to move on to the second phase "despite Israeli procrastination, continued daily violations, and failure to comply with what was agreed upon."
With US President Donald Trump serving as its chairman, the board consists of Rubio, Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff, Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, according to the White House.
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Trump plans to require countries to contribute at least $1 billion to secure a permanent seat on the Trump-proposed "Board of Peace," Bloomberg reported on Saturday.
According to a draft charter seen by Bloomberg, Trump would serve as the board's inaugural chairman and decide which national leaders are invited to join the board. While decisions would be made by a majority vote, with each member state holding one vote, all resolutions would be subject to the chairman's approval.
"Each Member State shall serve a term of no more than three years from this Charter's entry into force, subject to renewal by the Chairman," the draft says, adding that the three-year membership term shall not apply to member states that contribute more than $1 billion in cash funds to the Board of Peace within the first year of the Charter's entry into force.
The draft charter describes the board as "an international organization that seeks to promote stability, restore dependable and lawful governance, and secure enduring peace in areas affected or threatened by conflict." The organization would become official once three member states agree to the charter, said the report.
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Several nations strongly oppose the proposal and are working collectively to push back against it, added the report, citing sources familiar with the matter.
Critics are worried that Trump is trying to build an alternative to, or a rival of, the United Nations, which he has long criticized, the report added.
