Overview
- The White House named a Board of Peace and a subordinate Gaza Executive Board to guide phase two of its Gaza plan.
- Appointees include Marco Rubio, Tony Blair, Steve Witkoff, World Bank president Ajay Banga, and Jared Kushner, with regional figures such as Turkey’s Hakan Fidan and Qatar’s Ali Al Thawadi.
- Israel said the Gaza Executive Board roster was not coordinated with Jerusalem and runs contrary to its policy.
- Netanyahu instructed Foreign Affairs Minister Gideon Sa’ar to raise Israel’s concerns with Rubio following the announcement.
- Haaretz reported, citing an unnamed source, that Netanyahu had been consulted on the selections, a claim that contradicts his public stance.